Hadith on Adhan: Description of call to prayer, its wording

Abu Mahdhurah reported: The Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, taught the call to prayer like this, “Allah is the greatest. Allah is greatest. I bear witness there is no God but Allah. I bear witness there is no God but Allah. I bear witness Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” Then, it is repeated, saying, “I bear witness there is no God but Allah. I bear witness there is no God but Allah. I bear witness Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Come to prayer, twice. Come to success, twice.” Ishaq added, “Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest. There is no God but Allah.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 379

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي مَحْذُورَةَ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَّمَهُ هَذَا الْأَذَانَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ فَيَقُولُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ مَرَّتَيْنِ زَادَ إِسْحَقُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

379 صحيح مسلم كتاب الصلاة باب صفة الأذان

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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