Islamic Sunnah to be followed on Entering Mosque and Leaving the Mosque

While Entering the Mosque One has to enter with his right leg.

Salavaat to be recited while entering the Mosque:
Allahumaf Thah LeeAbvaaba Rahmathika
Meaning: Ya Allah open Your gates of Mercy for me.

While Leaving the Mosque One has to Leave with his left leg.

Dua to be recited on leaving the mosque:
Allahumma Innee As-Alukka Min-Fal-Lika VaRahmathika
Meaning: Ya Allah I am leaving with the hope of aquiring YOUR blessings.

Azan A Miracle

*Azaan a miracle? Yes!*
*Amazing as it sounds, but fortunately, for the Muslims of the world, it is* an established fact.
Have a look at a map of the world

And you will find Indonesia on the eastern side of the earth. The major cities of Indonesia are Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Saibil. As soon as dawn breaks on the eastern side of Saibil, at approximately 5:30 am local time, Fajar Azaan begins.

Thousands of Muazzins in Indonesia begin reciting the Azaan. The process advances towards West Indonesia . One and a half hours after the Azaan has been completed in Saibil, it echoes in Jakarta . Sumatra then follows suit and before this auspicious process of calling Azaan ends in Indonesia, it has already begun in Malaysia ..

Burma is next in line, and within an hour of its beginning in Jakarta, it reaches Dacca, the capital city of Bangladesh . After Bangladesh , it has already prevailed in western India , from Calcutta to Srinagar .

It then advances towards Bombay and the environment of entire India resounds with this proclamation. Srinagar and Sialkot (a north city in Pakistan) have the same timing for Azaan. The time difference between Sialkot , Quetta , and Karachi is forty minutes, and within this time, Fajar Aazaan is heard throughout Pakistan .. Before it ends there, it has already begun in Afghanistan and Muscat .

The time difference between Muscat and Baghdad is one hour. Azaan resounds during this one hour in the environments of Hijaaz e Muqaddas (Holycities of Makkah and Madinah), Yemen , United Arab Emirates , Kuwait and Iraq .

The time difference between Baghdad and Alexandria in Egypt is again one

hour. Azaan continues to resound in Syria, Egypt, Somalia and Sudan during this hour.

The time difference between eastern and western Turkey is one and a half hours, and during this Alexandria and Tripoli (capital of Libya ) are located at one hour's difference. The process of calling Azaan thus continues throughout the whole of Africa. Therefore, the proclamation of the Tawheed" and "Risaalat" that had begun in Indonesia reaches the Eastern Shore of the Atlantic Ocean after nine and half hours.

Prior to the Aazaan reaching the shores of the Atlantic, the process of "Zohar Azaan" has already started in east Indonesia, and before it reaches Dacca, Asr Azaan" has started.

 This has hardly reached Jakarta one and half hours later, the time of "Maghrib" becomes due, and no sooner has "Maghrib" time reached Sumatra, the time for calling "Isha Aazaan" has commenced in Saibil! When the Muazzins of Indonesia are calling out "Fajar Azaan", the African Muazzins are calling the Azaan for Isha.

 If we were to ponder over this phenomenon thoughtfully, we would conclude

the amazing fact that there is not even a single moment when hundreds of thousands of Muazzins around the world are not reciting the Azaan on the surface of this earth.

Subhaan Allah !!! 

Even as you read this material right now, you can be sure there is Azaan somewhere !!!

 Allah said: "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you." 

 If you are not ashamed, pass this message on...only if you believe.* 

 *"Yes, I've faith in Allah. Allah is my fountain of Life and My Savior. 

** Allah keeps me going day & night. Without Allah, I am no one.. But with Allah, I can do everything. Allah is my strength." * 

May Allah Be With You:

Sunnah (Disciplines) on Responding to AZAN

AZAN is the call for prayer from mosque.We have certain disciplines to follow and duas to recite during and after azan.
AZAN

The following is the Arabic transliteration and the English translation of what you hear:
Allahu Akbar
God is Great
(said four times)
Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah
I bear witness that there is no god except the One God.
(said two times)
Ashadu anna Muhammadan Rasool Allah
I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God.
(said two times)
Hayya 'ala-s-Salah
Hurry to the prayer (Rise up for prayer)
(said two times)
Hayya 'ala-l-Falah
Hurry to success (Rise up for Salvation)
(said two times)
Allahu Akbar
God is Great
[said two times]
La ilaha illa Allah
There is no god except the One God


For the pre-dawn (fajr) prayer, the following phrase is inserted after the fifth part above, towards the end:
As-salatu Khayrun Minan-nawm
Prayer is better than sleep
(said two times)

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DISCIPLINES
a. ON HEARING THE AZAN:
1. Stop doing and avoid starting any work even reading Quran.
2. If you were reading Quran,stop reading and close the Quran.


Dua to be recited on hearing the azan:

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَاً عَبْدَهُ وَرَسُولَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَاً عَبْدَهُ وَرَسُولَهُ رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبَّاً وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولَاً وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينَاً

"I testify that there is no one worthy of worship besides Allah. He is all by Himself and has no partner and I testify that Muhammad (S.A.W.) is His servant and Rasul. I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, Muhammad (S.A.W.) as my Rasul and Islam as my Deen.

Hadith Muslim Mishkaath : Whoever recites the dua above on hearing the azan will gets his sins Forgiven.Also, Whoever answers the azan will have Paradise.

Note: Answering the Azan is repeating the same as recited by the Muathin.But, instead of 'Hayya Alas-salah-hayya Alal Balah' we have to say 'La-Hawlaa Walaa-Kuvvatha Illa Billahil Aliyul Aleem' 

b. WHEN THE AZAN IS OVER:
Dua to be recited when the azan is over:
Allahuma Rabba Haadihith Thahvathe Thamathe Vaswalaathil Qayimathe Aathe Muhammadinil Waseelatha Wafaleelatha Wabhashu Maqamam Mahmooda Nilladhi Wa Ad-thahu Innaka Laa ThuhLiful Meehaadh. 
Meaning:Ya Allah! The Owner of this fulfilled (holy) calling and everlasting prayer, Grant Muhammad(pbuh) his greatness.Also, as YOU promised 'Magaamam Mahmoodi' rise Muhammad(pbuh) from it.In the Day of Judgement grant us Muhammad's(pbuh) recommendation.I testify YOU wont let go the promise.

Note: It is best to read Ayatul Qursi after the Azan Dua.

Speciality:It has become the duty of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to recommend Whoever recites the above dua after the azan is over in the day of judgement.