Section: It is appropriate that the one who performs the Adhan should also perform the Iqamah. Al-Shafi'i held this view. Abu Hanifah and Malik said: There is no difference between him and anyone else, based on what Abu Dawud (16) reported in the hadith of Abdullah ibn Zayd, that he saw the Adhan in a dream, so he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and informed him. He said: "Cast it upon Bilal." So he cast it upon him, and Bilal performed the Adhan. Abdullah then said: "I saw it, and I wanted to perform it." He said: "You perform the Iqamah." Also, because the objective is achieved by it, it is similar to if one person performed both. Our evidence is the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in the hadith of Ziyad ibn al-Harith al-Suda'i: "The brother of Suda' has performed the Adhan, and whoever performs the Adhan should perform the Iqamah" (17). Furthermore, since they are two acts of dhikr (remembrance) that precede the prayer, it is a Sunnah that one person performs both, like the two sermons (khutbahs). What they mentioned indicates permissibility, but this [our view] is based on recommendation (istihbab). If the Mu'adhdhin has already preceded with the Adhan and the Mu'adhdhin wants to perform the Iqamah, Ahmad said: If he repeats the Adhan, as Abu Mahdhurah did, as reported by Abd al-Aziz ibn Rufay' (18), who said: "I saw a man perform the Adhan before Abu Mahdhurah, then Abu Mahdhurah came and performed the Adhan, then he performed the Iqamah." It was extracted by al-Athram. If he performs the Iqamah without repeating [the Adhan], there is no harm in it. This is the view of Malik, al-Shafi'i, Abu Thawr, and the scholars of opinion (ashab al-ra'y), because of what they mentioned (19) from the hadith of Abdullah ibn Zayd.

Section: It is recommended that he perform the Iqamah in the place where he performed the Adhan. Ahmad said: "It is more beloved to me that he performs the Iqamah in his place, and nothing has reached me regarding it except the hadith of Bilal: 'Do not precede me with Amin' (20)." Meaning, if he were performing the Iqamah in the place of his prayer, he would not have feared that he would precede him in saying 'Amin,' because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would only say the Takbir after finishing the Iqamah. Also, because the Iqamah was legislated for the purpose of notification, it was legislated in its place to be more effective in notification. This is indicated by the hadith of Abdullah ibn Umar, who said (21): "We would perform ablution when we heard the Iqamah, then go out to the prayer" (22). Unless he is performing the Adhan in the minaret or a place far from the mosque, in which case he should perform the Iqamah in a place other than his [initial] place, so that he does not miss any of the prayer.

Section: He should not perform the Iqamah until the Imam permits him, for Bilal would seek permission from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). In the hadith of Ziyad ibn al-Harith al-Suda'i, he said: "I began to say to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): 'Shall I perform the Iqamah? Shall I perform the Iqamah?'" (23). Abu Hafs (24) narrated with his chain of authority from Ali, who said: "The Mu'adhdhin has more authority over the Adhan, and the Imam has more authority over the Iqamah" (25).

127 - Issue: He said: "Whoever prays without an Adhan or an Iqamah, we dislike that for him, but he does not repeat the prayer." It is disliked to abandon the Adhan for the five daily prayers, because the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was always with an Adhan and an Iqamah, as were the Imams after him, and he commanded it. Malik ibn al-Huwayrith said: "I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and a man with me, intending to bid him farewell. He said: 'When the time for prayer arrives, let one of you perform the Adhan, and let the oldest of you lead you in prayer.'" Agreed upon (2). The apparent meaning of al-Khiraqi's statement is that the Adhan is a confirmed Sunnah.