Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As
When you hear the muezzin, say what he says. Then send blessings upon me, for whoever sends one blessing upon me, Allah sends ten upon him. Then ask Allah for al-Wasilah for me: it is a rank in Paradise fitting only for one servant of Allah, and I hope I am he. Whoever asks for al-Wasilah for me, my intercession becomes due for him.
Sahih Muslim 384
What this hadith teaches
Answering the Azan is easy and rewarding: repeat each phrase (for "Hayya ala as-salah" and "Hayya ala al-falah" say "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah"), then the salawat, then the dua.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
- Narrator
- Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As
- Chapter
- Azan and Iqamah
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
سَمِعْتُمُ الْمُؤَذِّنَ فَقُولُوا مِثْلَ مَا يَقُولُ ثُمَّ صَلُّوا عَلَىَّ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَىَّ صَلاَةً صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بِهَا عَشْرًا ثُمَّ سَلُوا اللَّهَ لِيَ الْوَسِيلَةَ فَإِنَّهَا مَنْزِلَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لاَ تَنْبَغِي إِلاَّ لِعَبْدٍ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ وَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا هُوَ فَمَنْ سَأَلَ لِيَ الْوَسِيلَةَ حَلَّتْ لَهُ الشَّفَاعَةُ
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 384, as given on sunnah.com.