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AZAAN is SUNNAT only for the five FARZ NAMAAZ and for JUMAH NAMAAZ.AZAAN is not required for any other Namaaz.
AZAAN means to inform, but in Shar'iah AZAAN means to inform of a particular Namaaz in particular wordings.
The Azaan for every Farz Namaaz should be called out in its prescribed time.
If it was called before the time then it must be called again at the correct time.
When the time for Namaaz comes the MUAZZIN stands up and calls out aloud these words.
Allah is the greatest of all. Allah is the greatest of all
Allah is the greatest of all. Allah is the greatest of all
I testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allah
I testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allah
I testify that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger
I testify that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger
Come for Namaaz
Come for Namaaz
Come to success
Come to success
Allah is the greatest of all. Allah is the greatest of all
There is none worthy of worship besides Allah
Turn the FACE right when saying
Turn the FACE left when saying
In the AZAAN of FAJR after
say twice
Namaaz is better than sleep. Namaaz is better than sleep.
and in Fajr Azaan after hearing
one should say 
You
have spoken the truth and you have done good.
1.To stand facing the QIBLAH.
2. Not to make haste in saying Azaan.
3. To put both index fingers in the ears.
4. To call Azaan from a high place.
5. To say Azaan in a loud voice.
6. To turn the face right when sayingand
to the left when saying
7. To say twice
afterin
the Azaan for Fajr Namaaz.
Saying Azaan without Wudhu is permissible but it is bad to make a habit
of it.
Azaan is SUNNAT, but as it reveals a special glory of Islam, much stress
is laid on it.
Q. What is Iqaamat?
A. Iqaamat is to repeat the wordings of Azaan at the beginning of FARZ
Namaaz. But in Iqaamat after
say twice
The
(jamaat) prayer is ready
In Takbir (Iqaamat) after hearing
one should say
Saying Iqaamat without wudhu is MAKROOH.
AZAAN and IQAAMAT are SUNNAT for MEN only.
Iqaamat is SUNNAT for FARZ namaaz only. It is not Sunnat for any other namaaz.
Q. If anyone says his Farz Salaat at home, should he say Azaan and Iqaamat?
A. Azaan and Iqaamat in the neighbouring Masjid will be sufficient,
but it is better to say them at home also.
Q. Should a traveller say Azaan and Iqaamat during a journey?
A. Yes. Both Azaan and Iqaamat should be said when one is at a lonely
place. It won't matter if one says only Iqaamat and not Azaan. However,
it is Makrooh to leave the both.
Q. Is it permissible if one person says the Azaan and another says
the lqaamat?
A. If one who said the Azaan is not present or if he is there but does
not mind, then another person may say Iqaamat. If the person who said Iqaamat
minds, then it is Makrooh for another person to say the Iqaamat.
Q. How much time should be allowed to pass between Azaan and Iqaamat?
A. In all Salaats except Maghrib, one should wait for the Iqaamat till
the persons who are eating or are in the toilet can join the Namaaz. In
Maghrib Salaat it is advisable that after the Azaan Iqaamat should be said
after the lapse of the time equal to the reciting of THREE AAYATS.
Q. What is IJAABAT for Azaan and Iqaamat and what is the order for that?
A. Ijaabat for both Azaan and Iqaamat is MUSTAHAB. Ijaabat means that
those hearing should the wordings as the Muazzin or Mukabbir says. However,
after hearing and
one should say 
There is no Power and might except from Allah, The Most High,
The Great.
In Fajr, azaan after hearing
one should say
In Takbeer, after hearing
one should say
