Excellence of Adhân and How to Call it the Right Way
Excellence of Adhân
Excellence of Adhân (1) Mu'awiya said: I heard the (صلى اهلل عليه وسلم ( Allah Messenger of saying: The Mu'adhdhins will have the longest necks on the Day of Resurrection. [Muslim] Scholars said: when people get thirsty on the Day of Resurrection their necks collapse from thirst. The Mu adhins do not get thirsty on that day, and therefore their necks stay up. ع ن م ع او ي ة قال: س ع ت ر س و ل الل ه صلى اهلل عليه وسلم ي ق و ل: ال م ؤ ذ ن ون أ ط و ل الن ا س أ ع ن اق ا ي و م ال ق ي ام ة. رواه مسلم. س إ ن أ ع ن اق ه م قال العلماء: ل ي ت ط ول و ذ ل ك أ ن الن ا س ي ع ط ش و ن ش اإل ن س ا ن ي و م ال ق ي ام ة ف إ ذ ا ع ط ان ط و ت ع ن ق ه و ال م ؤ ذ ن و ن ل ي ع ط ش ون ف أ ع ن اق ه م ق ائ م ة.
Excellence of Adhân (2) Narrated Jabir ( رضي اهلل عنه ) that he had heard the Prophet of Allah say: When Satan (صلى اهلل عليه وسلم ( hears the call to prayer, he runs away to a distance like that of Rauha. Sulaiman said: I asked him about Rauha. He replied: It is at a distance of thirty-six miles from Medina. [Muslim] ع ن ج اب ر ق ا ل س ع ت الن ب صلى اهلل عليه وسلم ي ق و ل: إ ن الش ي ط ا ن إ ذ ا س ع الن د اء ب الص ال ة ذ ه ب ح ت ي ك ون م ك ا ن الر و ح ا ء. ق ال س ل ي م ا ن ه ي م ن ف س أ ل ت ه ع ن الر و ح ا ء. ف ق ال ال م د ين ة س ت ة و ث ال ث و ن م يال. رواه مسلم.
Excellence of Adhân (3) Abu Huraira reported the (صلى اهلل عليه وسلم ( Allah Messenger of as saying: When Satan hears the call to prayer, he turns back and breaks the wind so as not to hear the call being made, but when the call is finished he turns round and distracts (the minds of those who pray), and when he hears the Iqama he again runs away so as not to hear its voice and when it subsides, he comes back and distracts (the minds of those who stand for prayer). [Muslim] ع ن أ ب ه ر ي ر ة ع ن الن ب صلى اهلل عليه وسلم ق ا ل: إ ن الش ي ط ا ن إ ذ ا س ع الن د اء ب الص ال ة أ ح ا ل ل ه ض ر اط ح ت ل ي س م ع ص و ت ه ف إ ذ ا س ك ت ر ج ع ف و س و س ف إ ذ ا س ع اإل ق ام ة ذ ه ب ح ت ل ي س م ع ص و ت ه ف إ ذ ا س ك ت ر ج ع ف و س و س. رواه مسلم. ومعىن أحال: حتو ل من موضعه.
Excellence of Adhân (4) Abu Huraira reported: The (صلى اهلل عليه وسلم ( Allah Messenger of said: If the people were to know what excellence is there in the adhân and in the first row, and they could not (get these opportunities) except by drawing lots, they would have definitely done that. And if they were to know what excellence lies in setting out early (to join the prayer), they would have vied with one another. And if they were to know what excellence lies in the night prayer and morning prayer, they would have definitely come even if crawling. [Bukhari & Muslim] عن أيب هريرة رضي اهلل عنه قال قال رسول اهلل صلى اهلل عليه وسلم: لو يعلم الناس ما يف النداء والصف األول مث مل جيدوا إل أن يستهموا عليه لستهموا ولو يعلمون ما يف التهجري لستبقوا إليه ولو يعلمون ما يف العتمة والصبح ألتومها ولو حبوا. رواه البخاري ومسلم.
Excellence of Adhân (5) Narrated `Abdur-Rahman: Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri told my father, "I see you liking sheep and the wilderness. So whenever you are with your sheep or in the wilderness and you want to pronounce adhân for the prayer raise your voice in doing so, for whoever hears the adhân, whether a human being, a jinn or any other creature, will be a witness for you on the Day of Resurrection." Abu Sa`id added, I heard it from Allah's Messenger [Bukhari].(صلى اهلل عليه وسلم ( ع ن ع ب د الر ح ن ب ن أ يب ص ع ص ع ة األ ن ص ار ي ع ن أ ب يه أ ن ه أ خ ب ر ه أ ن أ ب ا س ع يد ا ل د ر ي ق ا ل ل ه : إ ن أ ر ا ك حت ب ال غ ن م و ال ب اد ي ة ف إ ذ ا ك ن ت يف غ ن م ك أ و ب اد ي ت ك ف أ ذ ن ت ب الص ال ة ف ار ف ع ص و ت ك ب الن د اء ف إ ن ه ل ي س م ع م د ى ص و ت ال م ؤ ذ ن ج ن و ل إ نس و ل ش ىء إ ل ش ه د ل ه ي و م ال ق ي ام ة. ق ال أ ب و س ع يد: س ع ت ه م ن ر س ول الل ه صلى اهلل عليه وسلم. رواه البخاري.
Excellence of Adhân (6) ): رضي اهلل عنهما ( Umar Narrated Ibn The Prophet ( اهلل عليه وسلم (صلى said: The Mu adhdhin is forgiven to the extent of what his adhân reaches, and every moist or dry [thing] that hears him supplicates for forgiveness for him. In the narration of An-Nasa i: and he gets the reward of every person who prays with him. Sahih at-targheeb wa at-tarheeb عن ابن عمر رضي اهلل عنهما قال: قال رسول اهلل صلى اهلل عليه وسلم: يغفر للمؤذن منتهى أذانه ويستغفر له كل رطب ويابس سعه. وعند النسائي رواية: وله مثل أجر من صلى معه. "صحيح الرتغيب والرتهيب".
Excellence of Adhân (7) Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: I heard the Messenger of Allah say: Allah is (صلى اهلل عليه وسلم ( pleased with a shepherd of sheep who calls to prayer at the peak of a mountain, and offers prayer, Allah, the Exalted, says: Look at this servant of Mine; he calls to prayer and offers it; he fears Me. So I forgive him and admit him to paradise. Sunan Abi Da'ud. Al-Albani classified it as Sahih. عن عقبة بن عامر رضي اهلل عنه قال سعت رسول اهلل صلى اهلل عليه وسلم يقول: ي ع ج ب ر ب ك م م ن ر اع ي غ ن م يف ر أ س ش ظ ي ة ب ب ل ي ؤ ذ ن ب الص ال ة و ي ص ل ي ف ي ق و ل الل ه ع ز و ج ل ان ظ ر وا إ ل ع ب د ي ه ذ ا ي ؤ ذ ن و ي ق ي م الص ال ة ي ا ف م ن ف ق د غ ف ر ت ل ع ب د ي و أ د خ ل ت ه ا ل ن ة. سنن أيب داود. صححه األلبا ن.
Excellence of Adhân (8) Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Messenger of Allah () said: The imam is responsible and the mu'adhdhin is trusted, O Allah, guide the imams and forgive the mu'adhdhins. [Abu Dawud] Adhân is better than Imamah (leading the prayer) for the virtues already mentioned and for صلى اهلل عليه ( Prophet the du a of the for forgiveness for the (وسلم صلى اهلل عليه ( he mu adhdhins while supplicated for guidance for (وسلم the Imams. Du a for forgiveness is higher than du a for guidance. ع ن أ يب ه ر ي ر ة ق ا ل: ق ال ر س و ل الل ه صلى اهلل عليه وسلم: اإل م ام ض ام ن و ال م ؤ ذ ن م ؤ ت ن. الل ه م أ ر ش د األ ئ م ة و اغ ف ر ل ل م ؤ ذ ن ي. رواه أبو داود واألذان أفضل من اإلمامة ملا سبق ذكر فضائل احلميدة الكثرية ودعاء النيب صلى اهلل عليه وسل م بأن يغفر هلم ولألئمة بأن يرشدهم والدعاء هلم باملغفرة أكثر كمال من دعاء النيب هلم بالرشد.
Excellence of Adhân (9) Al-Bukhari ( ر حه اهلل ) said: it was mentioned that a group of people differed about (who to call) adhân. So Sa d drew lots among them. Ibn Umar ( رضي اهلل عنه ) said: We used to say that the gates of heaven open at the time of every adhân. Ibn Mas ud ( رضي اهلل عنه ) said: If I were a Mu adhdhin I would not mind not performing Hajj or setting out for Jihad. ق ال ال ب خ ار ى: و ي ذ ك ر أ ن ق و م ا اخ ت ل ف وا ف األ ذ ا ن ف أ ق ر ع ب ي ن ه م س ع د. وقال ابن عمر: كنا حندث أن أبواب السماء تفتح عندكل أذان. وقال ابن مسعود رضي اهلل عنه: لو كنت مؤذنا ما باليت أن ل أحج ول أغزو.
How to Call Adhân
Adhân اهلل أ ك ب ر اهلل أ ك ب ر اهلل أ ك ب ر اهلل أ ك ب ر أ ش ه د أ ن ل إ ل ه إ ل اهلل أ ش ه د أ ن ل إ ل ه إ ل اهلل ح ي ح ي ح ي ح ي ع ل ى الص ال ة ع ل ى الص ال ة ع ل ى الف ال ح ع ل ى الف ال ح أ ش ه د أ ن م م د ا ر س ول اهلل أ ش ه د أ ن م م د ا ر س ول اهلل الص ال ة خ ي ر م ن الن و م الص ال ة خ ي ر م ن الن و م اهلل أ ك ب ر اهلل أ ك ب ر ل إ ل ه إ ل اهلل
Common Mistakes When Calling Adhân
Main Causes of the Mistakes Trying to beautify the voice at the expense of the correct pronunciation and the rules of recitation. The introduction of madd (prolongation) in parts of the adhân where it does not belong. Incorrect pronunciation of some Arabic letters. Grammatical errors. Omission of some letters either in the middle or at the end of some words.
Singing the Adhân It is reported that a man came to Ibn Umar ( رضي اهلل عنه ) and said: I love you for the sake of Allah. Ibn Umar replied: Then bear witness that I hate you for the sake of Allah! The man asked: Why is that? He replied: Because you sing in your adhân, and you take a wage for calling it! ثبت أن رجال جاء إل ابن عمر فقال: إ ن أحبك يف اهلل قال: علي أ ن أبغضك يف اهلل! فاشهد قال : ومل قال: ألنك ت ل ح ن يف أذانك وتأخذ عليه أجرا! )الصحيحة 1/67/42(.
Common Mistakes Related to the Pronunciation of اهلل أ ك ب ر اهلل أ ك ب ر
Common Mistakes (1) Incorrect Correct اهلل أ ك ب ر اهلل أ ك ب ر اهلل أ ك ب اهلل أ ك ب ر Allahu Akbara -llahu Akbar Akbara (verb) means: to greatly admire, to exalt, to be amazed, to be in awe. Allahu Akbaru -llahu Akbar Akbaru (adjective) means: The Greatest. Impact: The meaning changes in an UNACCEPTABLE way, as the subject here is Allah SWT.
Common Mistakes (2) Incorrect Correct وك ب ر اهلل وك ب ر اهلل أك ب ر اهلل أك ب ر اهلل Allahu Wakbaru -llahu Wakbar The mistake here is that the hamza at the beginning of the word Akbaru is pronounced wa. Allahu Akbaru -llahu Akbar The hamza at the beginning of the word Akbaru needs to be clearly pronounced. Impact: The meaning of Akbar (the Greatest) is lost as the word Wakbar has NO meaning.
Common Mistakes (3) Incorrect Correct اهلل أك ب ر اهلل أك ب ر اهلل أ ك ب ر اهلل أ ك ب ا ر Allahu Akbaru -llahu Akbaar The mistake here is that the ب in the word Akbar is incorrectly prolonged: Akbaar Allahu Akbaru -llahu Akbar There is no madd (prolonged sound) in the word Akbar. Impact: The meaning of the word Akbar (the Greatest) is lost when the prolongation is added. The word Akbaar means drums! This change is blasphemous and unacceptable.
Common Mistakes (4) Incorrect Correct ا هلل أك ب ر اهلل أك ب ر اآهلل أ ك ب ر اهلل أك ب ر A-Allahu Akbaru -llahu Akbar The mistake here is the prolongation of the alif at the beginning of the word Allah: A-Allah Allahu Akbaru -llahu Akbar There is no madd (prolonged sound) in the beginning of the word Allah. Impact: This changes the phrase from an affirmation (Allah is the Greatest) to a question (Is Allah the Greatest?). This change of the meaning is blasphemous and unacceptable.
Common Mistakes Related to the Pronunciation of أ ش ه د أ ن ل إ ل ه إ ل اهلل
Common Mistakes (5) Incorrect Correct أ ش ه د أ ن ل إ ل ه إ ل اهلل أ ش ه د أ ن ل إ ل ه إ ل اهلل Ashhadu An laa ilaaha illa -llaah The mistake here is the pronunciation of the silent ن of the word أن with a brief. ن pause on the letter Ashhadu Al -laa ilaaha illa -llaah The ن of the word أن is silent as it is assimilated in the first letter of the.(إدغام).ل word: following Impact: This is a minor mistake that would not invalidate the adhân.
Common Mistakes (6) Incorrect Correct أ ش ه د أ ن ل إ ل ه إ ل اهلل أ ش ه د أ ن ل إ ل ه إ ل اهلل Ashhadu Anna laa ilaaha illa -llaah The mistake here is the pronunciation of the silent ن of the word أن with fatha.أن shadda : and Ashhadu Al -laa ilaaha illa -llaah The ن of the word أن is silent as it is assimilated in the first letter of the following word.ل Originally the letter has. أن sukoon: a Impact: This would not invalidate the adhân, but it s heavy on the tongue and the listening ear.
Common Mistakes (7) Incorrect Correct أ ش هد أ ن ل إ ل ه إ ل اهلل أ ش هد أ ن ل إ ل ه إ ل اهلل Ashhadu Al -laa ilaaha illa -llaah The mistake here is the omission of the letter ه of the word أشهد, pronouncing Ashhadu Al -laa ilaaha illa -llaah The ه of the word أشهد should be clearly pronounced..أ ش د it Impact: The meaning of the word أشهد (I bear witness) is lost.
Common Mistakes (8) Incorrect Correct أ ش ه د أ ن ل إ ل ه إ ل اهلل اش ه د أ ن ل إ ل ه إ ل اهلل Ashhadu Al -laa ilaaha illa -llaah The mistake here is the omission of the letter أ of the word أشهد, pronouncing Ashhadu Al -laa ilaaha illa -llaah.أ starts with a clear أشهد The word.ش ه د it Impact: The meaning of the word أشهد (I bear witness) is lost.
Common Mistakes Related to the Pronunciation of أ ش ه د أ ن م م د ا ر س ول اهلل
Common Mistakes (9) Incorrect Correct أ ش ه د أ ن م م دا ر س ول ا هلل أ ش ه د أ ن ا م م د ا ر س ول ا هلل Ashhadu annaa Muhammadar rasoolu -llaah The mistake here is to add a madd to أ نا أ ن the word so that it becomes. Ashhadu anna Muhammadar -rasoolu -llaah أ ن ن The letter in the word does not have any madd. It has a short sound. Impact: This is a major mistake. The meaning becomes: I bear witness that we are Mohammad the messenger of Allah. Instead of: I bear witness that Mohammad is the messenger of Allah.
Common Mistakes (10) Incorrect Correct ن ر س ول ا هلل أ ش ه د أ ن م م دا ر س ول اهلل أ ش ه د أ ن م م د ا Ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasoolu -llaah The mistake here is the pronunciation of the sound ن of the tanween of the word with a brief pause on the sound ممد ا ن Ashhadu anna Muhammadar -rasoolu -llaah The tanween (the noon sound) at the end of the word ممد ا is silent as it is assimilated in the first letter of the. ر س و ل word: following Impact: This is a minor mistake that would not invalidate the adhân.
Common Mistakes (11) Incorrect Correct أ ش ه د أ ن م م دا ر س و ل ا هلل أ ش ه د أ ن م م د ر س و ل ا هلل Ashhadu anna Muhammadun rasoola llaah This is a grammatical mistake in the pronunciation of the endings if the words ر س ول and ممد ا Ashhadu anna Muhammadar -rasoolu -llaah ممد ا Notice the endings if the words ر س ول and Impact: This is a grammatical mistake that affects the meaning.
Common Mistakes (12) Incorrect Correct أ ش ه د أ ن م م د ا ر س و ل ا هلل أ ش ه د أ ن م م د ا ر س و ل ا هلل Ashhadu anna Muhammadar -rasoola llaah This is a grammatical mistake in the Ashhadu anna Muhammadar -rasoolu -llaah ر س ول Notice the endings if the word pronunciation of the ending if the word.ر س ول Impact: This is a grammatical mistake that makes the phrase INCOMPLETE, changing it from I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah to I bear witness that Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah
Common Mistakes Related to the Pronunciation of ع ل ى الص ال ة ح ي
Common Mistakes (13) Incorrect Correct ح ي ع ل ى الص اله ح ي ع ل ى الص ل ى Hayya ala -ssalaa ه The mistake here is to omit the sound.الصاله at the end of the word Hayya ala -ssalaah The word الصالة ends with.ة When ة pronouncing it at he end of a phrase the.ه is pronounced Impact: This is a serious mistake as the word الص ل ى means FIRE. The phrase changes from Come to the prayer to Come to the fire!!
Common Mistakes (14) Incorrect Correct ح ي ع ل ى الص اله ح ي ع ل ى الص الح Hayya ala -ssalaah Hayya ala -ssalaah The mistake here is to pronounce the الصاله at the end of the word ه sound.ح as The word الصالة ends with.ة When ة pronouncing it at he end of a phrase the.ه is pronounced الص ل ح Prayer to الص ل ة Impact: The meaning changes from Righteousness.
Common Mistakes (15) Incorrect Correct ح ي ع ل ى ال ص ال ه ح ي ع ل ى ال س ال ه Hayya ala -ssalaah Hayya ala -ssalaah The mistake here is to pronounce the.س as الصاله of the word ص letter The sound S in the word الصالة is.ص deep. The letter Impact: The meaning of the word الص له (prayer) is lost. It becomes close to the word الس ل, which means the membrane that covers the face of a newborn camel.
Common Mistakes (16) Incorrect Correct ح ي ع ل ى ال ص ال ه ح ي ع ل ى ص ال ه Hayya ala salaah Hayya ala -ssalaah The mistake here is to omit the ال at the beginning of the word.الصاله The The word الصالة begins with.ال Which means The Prayer. meaning becomes A Prayer. Impact: The meaning changes from Come to The Prayer to Come to a Prayer.
Common Mistakes (17) Incorrect Correct ح ي ع ل ى الص ال ه ح ي ع ا ل الص ال ه Hayya aala -ssalaah The mistake here is to add a madd. ع ا ل (prolonged sound) in the word Hayya ala -ssalaah The word ع ل ى has NO madd.ع (prolonged sound) of the letter Impact: The verb ع ال has a number of meanings: to be in need, to walk arrogantly, to drift away from the truth, to cheat (when weighing), overwhelm, get out of something (of patience)
Common Mistakes (18) Incorrect Correct ح ي ع ل ى الص ال ه ح ي ع ل ى ال صا ل ه Hayya ala -ssaalaah Hayya ala -ssalaah The mistake here is to madd. الص ا ل ه (prolonged sound) in the word The word الص ال ه has NO madd.ص (prolonged sound) of the letter Impact: The word الص ا ل ت in contemporary dialects of some Arab countries is borrowed from the French word Sales, meaning Halls (plural of Hall).
Common Mistakes (19) Incorrect Correct ح ي ع ل ى الص ال ه ه ي ع ل ى الص ال ه hayya aala -ssaalaah Hayya ala -ssalaah The mistake here is to change the letter.ه to the letter ح ي in the word ح.ح starts with the letter ح ي The word Impact: The word هي ا is close in meaning to the word ح ي, but it is not the correct pronunciation.
Common Mistakes (20) Incorrect Correct ح ي ع ل ى الص ال ه ح ي ا ع ل ى الص ال ه Hayyaa ala -ssalaah Hayya ala -ssalaah The mistake here is the madd The word has NO madd ح ي (prolonged sound) at the end of the word. ح ي ا.ي (prolonged sound) of the letter Impact: This is a pronunciation mistake, but would not invalidate the adhân.
Common Mistakes Related to the Pronunciation of ع ل ى الف ال ح ح ي
Common Mistakes (21) Incorrect Correct ح ي ع ل ى الف الح ح ي ع ل ى الف اله Hayya ala -ssalaah The mistake here is to pronounce the atح the end of the word as letter الفال ح.ه The word Hayya ala -ssalaah ح الفال be clearly pronounced. ends with.ح It must الف ل ح Impact: This is a serious mistake. The meaning changes from Success to الف ل ه Desert. Come to the desert!
Common Mistakes (22) Incorrect Correct ح ي ع ل ى الفال ح ح ي ع ا ل الفال ح Hayya aala -falaah The mistake here is the madd. ع ا ل (prolonged sound) in the word Hayya ala -falaah The word ع ل ى word has NO madd.ع (prolonged sound) of the letter Impact: The verb ع ال has a number of meanings: to be in need, to walk arrogantly, to drift away from the truth, to cheat (when weighing), overwhelm, get out of something (of patience)
Common Mistakes (23) Incorrect Correct ح ي ع ل ى الفال ح ح ي ع ل ى الفا ل ح Hayya aala -faalaah Hayya ala -falaah The mistake here is the madd.الفا ل ح (prolonged sound) in the word The word الفال ح word has NO madd.ف (prolonged sound) of the letter Impact: The meaning of the word الف ل ح (success) may be lost with this mistake.
Common Mistakes Related to the Pronunciation of الص ال ة خ ي ر م ن الن و م
Common Mistakes (24) Incorrect Correct ن م ن الن و م الص ال ة خ ي ر م ن الن و م الص ال ة خ ي ر As-Salaatu khayrun mina - nawm As-Salaatu khayrum -mina - nawm The mistake here is the pronunciation of The tanween (the noon sound) at the end of the word is silent as it is خ ير assimilated in the first letter of the ن with a brief pause on the sound خ ي ر م ن following word:. the sound ن of the tanween of the word Impact: This is a minor mistake that would not invalidate the adhân.
Other Mistakes When Calling Adhân
Other Mistakes When Calling Adhân Not facing the Qiblah. The Sunnah is to face the Qiblah during adhân. Turning the whole body to the right when saying Hayya ala s-salaah and turning the whole body to the left when saying Hayya ala l-falaah. Only the face should be turned while the body is still facing the Qiblah. Calling adhân in a fast way that makes it difficult for people to repeat after the mu adhdhin. The Sunnah is to make adhân in a slower pace than Iqâma. Saying Ta awwudh باهلل من الشيطان الرجيم) (أعوذ and/or Basmalah adhân. before beginning the (بسم اهلل الر حان الرحيم) Reciting Salat on the Prophet اهلل عليه وسلم) (صلى or some other du a loudly after adhân.
Common Mistakes When Calling Iqâma
Common Mistakes Related to the Pronunciation of قد قامت الصالة قد قامت الصالة
Common Mistakes Incorrect Correct قد قام ت الصالة قد قام ت الصالة Qad qaamatu -ssalaatu Qad qaamati -ssalaatu The mistake here is the pronunciation of قام ت قام ت the word with dhamma :. The word قامت normally ends with sukoon. But because it precedes a word that starts with sukoon ( لصالة (ا then it is transformed into kasra.
Common Mistakes Incorrect Correct قد ق امت الصالة كدك امت الصالة Kad Kaamati -ssalaatu Qad qaamati -ssalaatu The mistake here is the pronunciation of.ك as ق the letter Pay attention to the pronunciation of the. ق letter
Other Adhân Rulings
Other Adhân Rulings Adhân is Fardh Kifaya for a group of Muslims. Adhân is a Sunnah for the individual who prays in his home or business. Adhân is a Sunnah for the traveler as well. It is recommended to call adhân for a prayer even after its time has passed (for a valid reason, like sleeping). There is no adhân for the following prayers: Eid, Janazah, Taraweeh, Istisqa (supplication for rain), Solar or Lunar Eclipse. The second adhân for the Jumua Prayer is not from the Sunnah and should not be called. Uthman هللا عنه) (رضي introduced this second adhân for a reason that is no longer there (calling people to gather for the Jumua when the number of people increased). It is preferable that the one who calls adhân calls Iqama as well, but it is not required. No one should leave the masjid after adhân is called and before the salat is performed except for a valid reason.
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