Praise be to Allah Almighty
(The Call to Prayer)
Blessings and salutations be upon the best of Creation (Muhammad) Peace be upon him, his family members, all his companions, may Allah bless them all and bless us as well. Aameen
A few words about Athaan (the call to prayer)..
👉Do you know when Salah really starts? Would you say at “Allahu Akbar”? Actually, it starts way before then. It starts with the Athaan! The Prophet says, *“Each one of you is (really) in a state of prayer as he awaits (to perform) the Salah.”* Athaan signals you to prepare yourself for your upcoming meeting with Allah (Salah). It should summon those feelings of humbleness and humility felt when reminded of Allah. Thus, you are already in Salah because you are now in that Salah mindset!
🗣Athaan also expels Satan, since upon hearing it, he flees with anger and rage! Knowing this fact- that he’s no longer there to distract you, should improve your concentration in prayer and help you attain that needed level of humbleness and humility for a beautiful satisfying prayer.
👉Athaan is your chance to augment your Salah rewards that might have been reduced due to deficiencies you could not prevent (i.e. when you drift.) So how do we augment that reward? The Prophet tells us that the Mu’athen (the one who makes the call to prayer) gets the reward of everyone who prays with him. So, for example, if 100 men pray with him, he gets the rewards of these 100 prayers. For us to accumulate a reward similar to this Mu’athen, all we need to do… is repeat the Athaan after him! “Say as they (the Mu’thens) say”- was our prophet’s tip! So imagine if you were repeating the Athaan in Mecca, where millions pray, and where one Salah equals 100,000 in worth! Imagine your rewards then! Such is Allah’s grace and generosity- A small simple act, met in return, with such immense rewards!