الأذان
THE CALL FOR PRAYER (ADHAN)
فَضلُ الأذانِ / The Call for Prayer
1- رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : قُمْ يا بِلالُ فأرِحْنا بالصَّلاةِ.
1- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Stand up, Bilal, and relieve us with the
[call for] prayer.’
[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 20954]
2- رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : إنّ الشَّيطانَ إذا سَمِعَ النِّداءَ بالصَّلاةِ هَرَبَ.
2- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Satan flees when he hears the call for prayer.’
[Ibid. no. 20951]
الأذان
THE CALL FOR PRAYER (ADHAN)
3- رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : إنّ أهلَ السَّماءِ لا يَسْمَعُونَ مِن أهلِ الأرضِ شَيئا إلّا الأذانَ.
3- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The inhabitants of Heaven hear nothing from the inhabitants of the earth except for the call for prayer.’
[Ibid. no. 20934]
المُؤَذِّنُ / The Caller to Prayer
4- رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): يُغْفَرُ للمؤذّنِ مَدُّ صَوتِهِ وبَصَرِهِ، ويُصدِّقُهُ كلُّ رطْبٍ ويابِسٍ، وله مِن كُلِّ مَن يُصلّي بأذانِه حَسَنةٌ.
4- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The caller to prayer is forgiven for raising his voice and his eyes; every wet and dry thing testifies to his credibility; and he receives a reward for everyone that prays in response to his call.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 84, p. 104, no. 2]
5- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِيؤذّنْ لَكُم أفصحُكُمْ ، وَلْيؤمّكُمْ أفقهُكُم .
5- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Let the most eloquent from among you call for the prayer, and the most knowledgeable from among you lead the prayer.’
[Da`aim al-Islam, v. 1, p. 147]
الأذانُ في الاُذُن / Reciting the Call for Prayer in the Ears
6- رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : يا عليُّ ، إذا وُلِدَ لكَ غُلامٌ أو جاريةٌ فأذِّنْ في اُذنِه اليُمنى وأقِمْ في اليُسرى ؛ فإنّه لا يَضُرُّهُ الشّيطانُ أبداً.
6- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘O Ali! When a son or daughter is born to you, recite the adhan in his
[or her] right ear and the iqama in the left ear; then Satan will never harm him
[or her].’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 13]
7- الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن ساءَ خُلُقُه فأَذِّنوا في اُذنِهِ.
7- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He whose manners deviate, recite the adhan in his ear.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 104, p. 122, no. 61]