The Sunnah of repeating the Iqamah

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri (radi Allahu anhu) narrated Allah's Messenger
(sallAllahu alayhi wa salam) said: " When you hear the summons, say the
same words as he is saying."
Collected by Bkuhari (611) and Muslim (383)
Scholarly discussions for this issue:
Its Sunnah to repeat after the Athan and the Iqamah. This is view from
the majority of the scholars, including the four imams. (Naylul Ma'rib fee
Tahtheeb sharh Ummdahtul Talib by Abdullah Al-Bassam and Al-Mughni Ibn Quddamah)

Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali said: The wording for the above hadeeth includes
the Athan and the Iqamah. Both of these are the calls to prayer which
come from the Mu'athin. (Fathul Bari )


It is sunnah for the person who hears the Iqamah to say the same
words he says. This is because the Iqamah is the second call to
prayer. Therefore he responds to it the same way he responds to the
Athan. When he hears ," Haya ala Salah, Haya Alal falah, he says, " La
Hawla wala Quwatta illah billaah. When the Mu'athin says, " Qad
Qammatis Salah, He should say the exact same words and avoid
saying, " Aqamaha Allahu wa Adamaha- May Allah establish it and
cause it to continue. Reason being, the words for this are from an
unauthentic hadeeth. Moreover what's authentic is the hadeeth, "When
you hear the call to prayer, say the same words he's saying." This
hadeeth covers the Athan and Iqamah, so both are called the call to
prayer. Then after the Mu'athin finishes, he should say, "Allahumma
rabba hazihi ad-dawati-t-taammati was-salati al-qaa-imati.. to the
end of this supplication. We arent aware of anything authentically
reported which should be said between the Iqamah and Takbir. (al-Lajnah
ad-Daa'imah lil-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa)
Translated and compiled by Abu Aaliyah Abdullah ibn Dwight Battle Sr.
Doha, Qatar 1434
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