15. Supplications related to the athan (the call to prayer) — أذكار الأذان
اللّهُـمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدّعْـوَةِ التّـامَّة وَالصّلاةِ القَـائِمَة آتِ محَـمَّداً الوَسيـلةَ وَالْفَضـيلَة وَابْعَـثْه مَقـامـاً مَحـموداً الَّذي وَعَـدْتَه إِنَّـكَ لا تُـخْلِفُ الميـعاد. Allahumma rabba hathihid-daAAwatit-tammah, wassalatil-qa-imah ati Muhammadan alwaseelata wal-fadeelah, wabAAath-hu maqaman mahmoodan allathee waAAadtah, innaka la…
One should also supplicate for himself during the time between the athan and the iqamah as supplication at such time is not rejected.
‘One repeats just as the mu-aththin (one who calls to prayer) says, except when he says: حَـيَّ عَلـى الصَّلاة (أَو) حَـيَّ عَلـى الْفَـلاح. Hayya AAalas-salah (or) hayya AAalal-falah ‘come to prayer, come to success’ instead,…
Immediately following the declaration of faith called by the mu-aththin, one says: وَأَنا أَشْـهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلـهَ إِلاّ اللهُ وَحْـدَهُ لا شَـريكَ لَـه ، وَأَنَّ محَمّـداً عَبْـدُهُ وَرَسـولُه ، رَضيـتُ بِاللهِ رَبَّاً ، وَبِمُحَمَّـدٍ رَسـولاً…
‘One should then send prayers on the Prophet (SAWS) after answering the call of the mu-aththin’