Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 24
24 S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book should stand in a prominent position with his face turned towards the Qiblah. These days a loudspeaker system is also used to say the Adh a n. The Mu’adhdhin should touch his ears with his index fingers, right finger touching the right ear and the left finger touching the left, and recite the Adh a n in a loud voice. He should turn his face towards the right when saying the words, H ayya ‘ala s-S al a h and turn his face to the left while reciting the words H ayya ‘alal- F a lah. During the Adh a n for Fajr Prayer, the Mu’adhdhin should also recite the words given below twice after saying, H ayya ‘alal- F a lah : ري ﻠﻮة ِّا ٌَْﻣ َُّٰﺧ َﻟﺼ اﻟﻨﻮم ََِّْﻦ Transliteration: A ss al a tu khairum-minan-naum (twice) Translation: Prayer is better than sleep. (Recited twice) The Holy Prophet sa has said: ﻓﻘﻮ اﻟﻨﺪاء ﻌﺘﻢ ََََُُُِِّْْإذا َِمس ُْﻟﻮ ﻳﻘﻮ ﻣﺎ ﻣﺜﻞ َََُِْْا ا ﺆذن َُُِّْل ُمل Transliteration: Idh a sami‘tumun-nid a ’a Faq u l u mithla m a yaq u lul- mu’adhdhin. (Bukh a r i Kit a bul-Adh a n) Translation: Whenever you hear the Adh a n, say what the Mu’adhdhin is saying.