What Is The Religious Judgment Of Dua Of Adhan And How Is It Made?

What is the religious judgment of dua of adhan and how is it made?

It is sunnah to send peace and blessings to Prophet Muhammad (saw) and it is mandub (commendable) to make dua of occasion after adhan (Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, II, 67, 68; Jaziri, al-Madhahib al-Arba‘a, I, 283).

In a hadith, Prophet Muhammad (saw) said, “When you hear adhan, recite what it says. Then recite salat to me. Because whoever recites salat to me once actually will be remembered by Allah with mercy. Then ask for wasilah (closeness to Allah) from Allah for me. Because wasilah is an office in Heaven; however, it is granted only to one person out of Allah’s servants, i hope that i will be that servant. Now, whoever asks for an wasilah from Allah for me, my intercession is halal to him.” (Muslim, Salat, 7; Tirmidhi, Manaqib, 1)

A narrative included in Bukhari’s book related to this subject is as follows, “Whoever hears adhan and recites;

‘O Allah! Lord of this perfect call and prayer to be established! Grant Muhammad al-wasilah (a high and special place in Heaven) and al-fadhealah (a rank above the rest of creation). And raise him to a praised platform which you have promised him’ after it, my intercession will be wajib to him on the Day of Judgment.” (Bukhari, Adhan, 18)

In some books, the expression of “You do not break your promise.” is added at the end of the dua (Bayhaqi, al-Sunan al-Kubra, I, 603, 604). People who hear adhan make dua as explained in this hadith after the adhan is completed.

Moreover, as there is a hadith of, “Dua made between adhan and iqamat is not rejected.” (Tirmidhi, Salat, 46), one may make other duas after dua of wasilah (Nawawi, al-Majmu, III, 118).

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