The jurisprudents have specified the following cases in...

The jurisprudents have specified the following cases in which there is no need to say the ‘Azan’: For the afternoon Friday prayer once it is said right either after the noon prayer or after the Friday prayer. For the afternoon prayer on the day of Arafeh if it is said right after the noon prayer. For the night prayer on the day of celebration of sacrifice[^4] for one who is in Mash’ar al-Haram if it is said right after the evening prayer.

The afternoon or the night prayer of a ‘Mustahazeh’ woman who must say them right after the noon or evening prayers. The afternoon or the night prayer of one who cannot control his urination or bowel movement. In either of the above cases, there is no need to say the ‘Azan’ if the prayers are said right one after the other or shortly thereafter.[^5] Certain conditions have been stated by the jurisprudents for ‘Azan’ and ‘Iqamah’.

First, one must have the intention to say the ‘Azan’ and ‘Iqamah’ from the start to the end. Therefore, if one says them without intending to approach God, it is not accepted of him. Secondly, the one who says the ‘Azan’ and ‘Iqamah’ must have faith. However, it is not required for the one who says the call to prayer to be mature, especially when it is used as an announcement. However, all the jurisprudents require that the one who says the call to prayer as an announcement should be a man.

It is also required that the one who says the call to prayer for men should be a man. Thirdly, ‘Azan’ and ‘Iqamah’ must be said in order. Fourthly, there must be proper continuity of expression in between the parts of the ‘Azan’. Finally, the call to prayer should be said using correct Arabic.

There are certain conditions other than the prayer in which the jurisprudents have deemed it good to say the ‘Azan’ and ‘Iqamah’ as follows: When a child is born, it is good to say the ‘Azan’ in his right ear and the ‘Iqamah’ in his left ear. When someone gets afraid of ogres or jinns in awesome deserts. It is recommended to say the ‘Azan’ in the ear of one who has not had any meat for forty days.

^6 Now that it was said that according to the Shiites, the ‘Azan’ and ‘Iqamah’ are stressed and recommendable, and said that some jurisprudents consider them to be obligatory for men in congregation prayers, let us see what the Sunni jurisprudents say about this issue.