Specific times for each prayer varies by location, so use a tool like IslamicFinder to find the specific times for your location.
Gargle water in your mouth three times to remove remaining food. Inhale water into your nose to clear your breathing passages. Wash your face 3 times: use your hand to spread water from your right ear to your left ear, and then from your hairline down to your chin. Thoroughly wash your feet and your forearms – 3 times each. Clean your head and wash out your ears. Bear in mind that you must repeat wudu if you nullify it. Any form of body discharge (urination, defecation, gas, bleeding) invalidates wudu, as does a bout of deep sleep.
Plugging your ears may help you set your intention and focus on the words you are about to say.
After you recite each sentence, the rest of the congregation (jama’ah) will softly answer every phrase that the mu’adhdhin recites – with one exception. After “hayya ‘alasalah” and “hayya ‘alal falah,” the others should answer with La hawla wala kuwata ila billah, meaning “There is no Power or Authority except Allah. " Followers of the Maliki Madhab say this line twice instead of 4 times.
If you are a Sunni, say “Assalatu khayru min an-naum” here. This means “Prayer is better than sleep. " Only use this line when calling Fajr, the dawn prayer. If you are a Shia, say “Hayya- al Khair al amal. " This encourages worshipers to “Hasten toward the best thing. "
This translates to, “O Allah! Lord of this perfect call (perfect by not ascribing partners to You) and of the regular prayer which is going to be established, give Muhammad the right of intercession and illustriousness, and resurrect him to the best and the highest place in Paradise that You promised him, then my intercession for him will be allowed on the Day of Resurrection. ” You do not need to fill this space with a du’a, but it is mustahabb (preferred) to do so.
Say the iqama with a lower voice than you called the adhan, but so that those in the prayer space can still hear you. Recite the iqama quicker, as the prayer is going to start straight after you finish. [15] X Research source The difference between iqamah and adhan is that during iqamah, after saying haya ‘alal falaah, you say qad qaama tis-salaah (the prayer has begun). Some people say this once, others say this twice. This depends on the school of jurisprudence (madhab) followed. Saying it twice is sunnah according to a saheeh hadith. [16] X Research source
