Du’as Between Adhan and Iqamah

1 – With regard to du’a before the adhan,
there is no du’a to be recited before the adhan as far as I know. If this
time is singled out for any type of du’a, this is a reprehensible innovation
(bid’ah). But if it is done by coincidence and accidentally then there is
nothing wrong with it. 

2 – With regard to before the iqamah, when
the muezzin (caller to prayer) is about to start the iqamah, we know of no
specific words to be recited at this time. Doing so when there is no solid
shar’i (religious legal)evidence is a reprehensible innovation (bid’ah). 

3 – With regard to the time between the
adhan and iqamah, du’a is encouraged at this time and it is mustahabb
(preferred). 

It was narrated that Anas (may Allah be
pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) said: “Du’a is not rejected between the adhan and iqamah, so
engage in du’a (supplication).”

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 212; Abu Dawood,
437; Ahmad, 12174 – this version narrated by him. Classed as saheeh by
al-Albani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 489). 

There is a specific du’a to be narrated
immediately after the adhan: 

It was narrated from Jabir ibn ‘Abd-Allah
(may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever says when he hears the call
to prayer: ‘Allahumma Rabba hadhihi’l-da’wat il-tammah wa’l-salat
il-qaimah, ati Muhammadan il waseelata wa’l-fadeelah, wab’athhu maqaman
mahmoodan illadhi wa’adtah (O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and the
prayer to be offered, grant Muhammad the privilege (of intercession) and
also the eminence, and resurrect him to the praised position that You have
promised),’ my intercession for him will be permitted on the Day of
Resurrection.”

(Narrated by al-Bukhari, 589). 

4 – With regard to du’a after the iqamah, we
know of no evidence for this. If any specific du’a is made in the absence of
any sound evidence, it is an innovation (bid’ah). 

5 – With regard to du’a at the time of the
adhan, it is Sunnah to repeat what the muezzin is saying, except when he
says “Hayya ‘ala’l-salah, hayya ‘ala’l-falah (Come to prayer, come to
success),” when you should say ‘La hawla wa la quwwata illa Billah
(there is no power and no strength except with Allah).”  

It was narrated that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab
(may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “If the muezzin says ‘Allahu akbar,
Allahu akbar’ and one of you says, ‘Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar’;
then he says ‘Ashhadu an la ilaha ill-Allah’ and you say ‘Ashhadu
an la ilaha ill-Allah’; then he says, ‘Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan
Rasool Allah’ and you say, ‘Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasool Allah’;
then he says, ‘Hayya ‘ala’l-salah’ and you say ‘La hawla wa la
quwwata illa Billah’; then he says, ‘Hayya ‘ala’l-falah’ and you
say ‘La hawla wa la quwwata illa Billah’; then he says, ‘Allahu
akbar, Allahu akbar’ and you say, ‘Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar’;
then he says ‘La ilaha ill-Allah’ and you say, ‘La ilaha
ill-Allah’ from the heart, you will enter Paradise.”

(Narrated by Muslim, 385). 

6 – With regard to saying du’a at the time
of the iqamah, some scholars regard it as being like the adhan, so it is
mustahabb to repeat the words. Other scholars do not regard it as mustahabb,
because of the weakness of the hadeeth which speaks of repeating the words
of the iqamah. These scholars include al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraheem, in
al-Fatawa, 2/136, and al-Shaykh al-‘Uthaymeen in al-Sharh al-Mumti’,
2/84. 

It is a mistake to say “Aqamaha Allah wa
adamaha Allah” when the muezzin says “Qad qamat il-salah,”
because the hadeeth narrated concerning this is da’eef (weak). 

It was narrated from Abu Umamah (may Allah
be pleased with him) or from one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) that Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him)
began to recite the iqamah and when he said, “Qad qamat il-salah,”
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Aqamaha
Allah wa adamaha Allaah.” And he said concerning the rest of the iqamah
something like what is mentioned in the hadeeth of ‘Umar (may Allah be
pleased with him) about the adhan.

(Narrated by Abu Dawood, 528. This hadeeth
was classed as da’eef (weak) by al-Hafiz ibn Hajar in al-Talkhees
al-Habeer, 1/211) 

And Allah knows best.