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Sunnats of Azaan and Iqaamah - -Part Sixteen
Sunnats and Aadaab of Iqaamah:
1. Call out the iqaamah with hadr (i.e. reciting it in a swift manner)
عن جابر رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لبلال إذا أذنت فترسل وإذا أقمت فاحدر (سنن الترمذي رق#195)
Hazrat Jaabir (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) addressed Hazrat Bilaal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) saying, “When you call out the azaan, then call it out with tarassul (gradually with pausing after each sentence), and when you call out the iqaamah, then call it out quickly.”
2. Each part of the words of the iqaamah will be recited in sets of two. One will join each set of the words of iqaamah and will not pause in between each set (i.e. after completing the set, one will pause).