Question 546: Is the adhan and iqamah said for the supererogatory prayer?

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✅Answer: Please pay attention to the following narrations:

1 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ السَّابَاطِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّه قَالَ: إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى صَلَاةٍ فَرِيضَةٍ فَأَذِّنْ وَ أَقِمْ وَ افْصِلْ بَيْنَ الْأَذَانِ وَ الْإِقَامَةِ بِقُعُودٍ أَوْ بِكَلَامٍ أَوْ بِتَسْبِيحٍ.

📚 Al-Tahdheeb, vol. 2, p. 49

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: When you stand for the obligatory prayer, say the adhan and the iqamah, and leave a space between the adhan and the iqamah by sitting, speaking, or glorifying Allah...

2 عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّه قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ أَ رَأَيْتَ صَلَاةَ الْعِيدَيْنِ هَلْ فِيهِمَا أَذَانٌ وَ إِقَامَةٌ قَالَ لَيْسَ فِيهِمَا أَذَانٌ وَ لَا إِقَامَةٌ وَ لَكِنْ يُنَادَى الصَّلَاةَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ الْحَدِيثَ.

📚 Al-Faqih, vol. 1, p. 508

Ismail ibn Jabir said: I said to Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him: Inform me, is there an adhan and iqamah for the Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha prayers? The Imam said: There is no adhan and iqamah for these two, but rather, the call 'Al-Salat' is made three times.

3 عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: لَا أَذَانَ فِي نَافِلَةٍ

📚 Mustadrak, vol. 4, p. 18

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: There is no adhan for the supererogatory prayer.

4 عَنِ الرِّضَا أَنَّهُ قَالَ: لَا قَوْلَ إِلَّا بِعَمَلٍ وَ لَا عَمَلَ إِلَّا بِنِيَّةٍ وَ لَا نِيَّةَ إِلَّا بِإِصَابَةِ السُّنَّةِ.

📚 Al-Tahdheeb, vol. 4, p. 186

Imam Ridha, peace be upon him, said: There is no saying except with action, and there is no action except with intention, and there is no intention except with arriving from the tradition.

5 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ رَفَعَهُ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالا كُلُّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ وَ كُلُّ ضَلَالَةٍ سَبِيلُهَا إِلَى النَّارِ.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 56

Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq, peace be upon them, said: Every innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance leads to the fire.

✅ In Shia narrations, the adhan and iqamah have been prescribed for the five obligatory prayers, and no narration has been reported that indicates the existence of the adhan and iqamah for the supererogatory prayer or other obligatory prayers such as the Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha prayers and the eclipse prayer. Therefore, saying the adhan and iqamah for supererogatory prayers is an act that has no tradition from the Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, and is considered among the innovations.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ