Should The Sentences Of Adhan And Iqamat Be Recited Once Or Twice?

Should the sentences of adhan and iqamat be recited once or twice?

The differences in practice regarding how many times a person should recite the sentences in iqamat result from the different narratives from the Prophet Muhammad (saw).

Besides the Hanafi school, some other scholars such as Sufyan al-Thawri and Ibn al-Mubarak said that the sentences of adhan and iqamat, except the takbir sentences recited four times at the beginning, should be recited twice for each. They take as evidence the narrative of a dream on adhan and iqamat had by Abdullah ibn Zayd and approved by the Prophet Muhammad (saw). The takbir at the beginning of adhan and iqamat is repeated four times and other sentences are repeated twice according to the narratives about this dream (Abu Dawud, Salat, 28). They also show the following narrative as evidence: “Sentences were repeated twice in the adhan and iqamat of the Messenger of Allah (saw).” (Tirmidhi, Salat, 30; Shaybani, Asar, I, 134; Sarakhsi, al-Mabsut, I, 128; Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, II, 55).

According to Shafi’i and Hanbali schools, first takbirs are recited four times and other sentences are recited twice while adhan is being recited, like it is stated in the opinion above. When it comes to iqamat, according to these schools, the takbir at the beginning and the sentence of “qad iqamat as-salat’’ is repeated twice and other sentences are recited once. According to the Maliki school, only the takbirs are repeated twice and other sentences are recited once in iqamat (Nawavi, al-Majmu’, III, 91-93). Supporters of this opinion takes the following narrative as basis: “The Messenger of Allah (saw) told Bilal to recite adhan by repeating sentences twice and to give iqamat by reciting them once.” (Bukhari, Adhan, 2,3)

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWAS