A Primer of Religious Knowledge — Page 21
M AU L M AU L A A N N A A H AK E E M NO OR-U D -DE E N H AK E E M NO OR-U D -DE E N R A R A 21 A P r im e of m l gu s k f m n l o L a il a ha illAll a h. There is no one worthy of worship except Allah. In the morning S al a t, after ِ حَی َّ عَلَی الۡف َـاَلَح — H ayya ‘alal-fal ah he should call out twice: اَلصَّلٰوۃ ُ خَیْر ٌ مِّن َ النَّوْمِ. A s-S al a tu khairum-minan-naum. Prayer is better than sleep. Even if S al a t is to be offered in congregation somewhere other than a mosque, the Adh a n should first be called out. When Adh a n is being called out, you should leave off any playing of games or sport and everyday affairs and conversations, and listen carefully to the words of the one calling the Adh a n, and you should gently recite the same words after him, but when he says ِ حَي َّ عَلَی الصَّلٰوۃ — H ayya ‘ala s-S alah and ِ حَی َّ عَلَی الۡف َـاَلَح — H ayya ‘alal-fal ah , then you should say: ِاہّٰللِّٰ. ِاَّلَّ ب َ قُـوَّۃ َ ا اَّل َ َ حَوۡل َ و اَّل L a h aula wa l a quwwata ill a h bill a h. There is no power nor strength except from Allah.