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Sunnats of Azaan and Iqaamah - Part Ten
How to call out the azaan:
If one is calling out the azaan of Fajr, then one would recite the following twice after saying حي على الفلاح (Hayya ‘alal Falaah):
اَلصَّلاَةُ خَيرٌ مِّنَ النَّوْمْ
Salaah is better than sleep.
عن محمد بن عبد الملك بن أبى محذورة عن أبيه عن جده قال قلت يا رسول الله علمنى سنة الأذان … فإن كان صلاة الصبح قلت الصلاة خير من النوم الصلاة خير من النوم (سنن أبي داود #500)
Hazrat Abu Mahdhoorah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that on one occasion, he said to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam): “O Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), teach me the sunnah method of calling out the azaan.” …. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said: “If it is the azaan of Fajr, then add the words الصلاة خير من النوم (assalaatu khairum minan naum) twice (after حي على الفلاح hayya alal falaah).”