Back to search
The question

Is it permissible to begin the prayer immediately after the muezzin says "Allahu Akbar" and before the adhan is completed?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

It is prescribed for whoever hears the muezzin to repeat what he says, except for "Hayya ‘ala as- (hasten to prayer)" and "Hayya ‘ala al-Falah (hasten to salvation)," for which one should say: "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (there is no might or power except with Allah)." Then, one should invoke blessings upon the Prophet and ask Allah to grant him the Wasilah (a high station in Paradise), and then perform the supererogatory prayer followed by the obligatory prayer. If someone prays during the , he has contravened the , and it is better for the bowing to occur after the muezzin finishes, because Satan flees upon hearing the Adhan. This applies to those who are inside the mosque. As for someone who enters the mosque, he may either wait for the Adhan to finish and respond to it, or begin praying immediately. Starting the prayer during the Adhan is better to be avoided, but if one does so, there is no sin upon him.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Where this answer came from
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
37462
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy