12/06/2025
Why do we call the Adhan (call to prayer) in the newborn’s ear??
It’s for a wonderful reason—Glory be to Allah.
At the birth of a child, our noble Prophet (peace be upon him) instructed us to call the Adhan in the right ear and the Iqamah (second call to prayer) in the left ear.
So, every Adhan is followed by a prayer—where then is the prayer in this case?
Think about it a little...
This is the Adhan, and this is the Iqamah; the prayer has already been performed in the child’s ear, so where is the prayer?
The prayer is performed at his funeral!
Did you notice that the funeral prayer is done without Adhan or Iqamah?
That’s because the Adhan and Iqamah were already performed at his birth, and the prayer is done on the day of his death.
This is a lesson—that life in this world is nothing but a brief moment between the Iqamah and the prayer.
So, what is shorter than that?
O Allah, I ask You for a good ending.
