How to Pray

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْقَائِمَةِ، آتِ مُحَمَّدًا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ، وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ

Allahumma Rabba hadhihi d-da'wat it-tammah, was-Salat il-qa'imah, ati Muhammadan il-wasilata wal-fadilah, wab'athhu maqaman mahmudan il-ladhi wa'adtah

O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and of the prayer to be offered, grant Muhammad the means (al-wasilah) and the eminence, and raise him to the praiseworthy station that You have promised him.

Whoever says this after the Adhan will have the intercession of the Prophet ﷺ on the Day of Resurrection. Sahih Bukhari 614.

Recited just before standing for the obligatory prayer. Wajib in the Hanafi madhab; Sunnah Mu'akkadah in Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanbali; Mustahabb in Ja'fari.

How it differs from Adhan:

• Adds "Qad qamatis-salah" (the prayer has begun) after "Hayya 'ala'l-falah"
• Hanafi & Ja'fari: 17 phrases (full doubled structure, "Qad qamatis-salah" said twice)
• Maliki: 10 phrases (most pronouncements singled, not doubled)
• Shafi'i & Hanbali: 11 phrases ("Qad qamatis-salah" said twice, others once)
• Ja'fari adds "Hayya 'ala khayril 'amal" (Shia tradition)
• "As-salatu khayrum minan-nawm" (in Fajr) is added in Hanafi Iqamah only; the other Sunni schools restrict it to the Adhan

Sources: Hidayah (Hanafi), Mukhtasar Khalil (Maliki), al-Majmu (Shafi'i), al-Mughni (Hanbali), Sharai al-Islam (Ja'fari). Bukhari 605, Muslim 378.