Dua Upon Hearing the Athan
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 614
يَقُولُ:((اللَّهُمَّرَبَّهَذِهِالدَّعْوَةِالتَّامَّةِ،وَالصَّلاَةِالْقَائِمَةِ،آتِمُحَمَّداًالْوَسِيلَةَوَالْفَضِيلَةَ،وَابْعَثْهُمَقَامَاًمَحمُوداًالَّذِيوَعَدْتَهُ،[إِنَّكَلَاتُخْلِفُالْمِيعَادَ])).
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Transliteration
Allahumma Rabba hadhihi ad-da'wati at-tāmmah, waṣ-ṣalāti al-qā'imah, āti Muḥammadan al-wasīlah wal-faḍīlah, wab'ath-hu maqāman maḥmūdan alladhī wa'adtah, [innaka lā tukhlifu al-mī'ād].
Translation
O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and established prayer, grant Muhammad the means and the excellence, and raise him to the praised station You have promised him. Verily, You do not break Your promise.
Context
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us to recite this supplication when we hear the adhan. He instructed us to ask Allah to grant him a high status in Paradise and to raise him to the Praised Station, a position of honor on the Day of Judgment.
Benefit
Reciting this dua is a way to show love and respect for the Prophet ﷺ, and to seek Allah's special blessings upon him. It also reinforces our belief in Allah's promise and the coming of the Day of Judgment.
When to Recite
Upon hearing the adhan (call to prayer), after the muezzin finishes.