supplications related to the athan (the call to prayer)

‘one repeats just as the mu-aththin (one who calls to prayer) says, except when he says:

hayya aaalas-salah (or) hayya aaalal-falah

‘come to prayer, come to success’

instead, one should say:

la hawla wala quwwata illa billah.

‘there is no might nor power except with allah.’

immediately following the declaration of faith called by the mu-aththin, one says:

wa-ana ashhadu an la ilaha illal-lahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, wa-anna muhammadan aaabduhu warasooluh, radeetu billahi rabban wabimuhammadin rasoolan wabil-islami deena.

‘and i too bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except allah, alone, without partner, and that muhammad is his salve and messenger.  i am pleased with allah as a lord, and muhammad as a messenger and islam as a religion.’

‘one should then send prayers on the prophet  after answering the call of the mu-aththin’

 allahumma rabba hathihid-daaawatit-tammah, wassalatil-qa-imah ati muhammadan alwaseelata wal-fadeelah, wabaaath-hu maqaman mahmoodan allathee waaaadtah, innaka la tukhliful-meeaaad.

‘o allah, owner of this perfect call and owner of this prayer to be performed, bestow upon muhammad al-waseelah and al-fadeelah and send him upon a praised platform which you have promised him.  verily, you never fail in your promise.’

al-waseelah: a station in paradise.

al-fadeelah: a rank above the rest of creation.

praised platform: one in which all of creation will praise him on, in order to bring about the account quickly and be relieved from the lengthy standing or the role of intercession.

one should also supplicate for himself during the time between the athan and the iqamah as supplication at such time is not rejected.