Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that among what the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) established in his Sunnah is that the muezzin should say during the call to the Fajr prayer, specifically after saying "Come to success", the phrase: "Prayer is better than sleep".

• His statement (it is part of the Sunnah): means it is the Sunnah of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), so it carries the ruling of a Marfū‘ (elevated) report, i.e., it is attributed to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
• It is recommended for the muezzin to say, in the call to the Fajr prayer, after "Come to success": "Prayer is better than sleep" twice because the Fajr prayer comes at a time when most people are asleep and rise from their sleep to pray. Therefore, this phrase is specific to Fajr and not included in the other prayer calls.

1. Home
2. Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles
3. Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship
4. Prayer
5. The Azan and Iqaamah
6. Hadith

• You are their leader; be considerate to their weak ones, and choose a Muezzin who does not take wages for his Adhān
• When you hear the Adhan (call to prayer), repeat what the Muezzin says
• I see that you like sheep and wilderness. So whenever you are with your sheep - or in the wilderness - and you want to call the Adhān, raise your voice
• The muezzins will have the longest necks among the people on the Day of Judgment