Forty Ahadith on Salat
- Prayers with Adhan & Iqamah =================================
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ (ع): مَنْ صَلَّى بِأَذَانٍ وَ إِقَامَةٍ صَلَّى خَلْفَهُ صَفَّانِ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَ مَنْ صَلَّى بِإِقَامَةٍ بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ صَلَّى خَلْفَهُ صَفٌّ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ. قُلْتُ لَهُ: وَ كَمْ مِقْدَارُ كُلِّ صَفٍّ. فَقَالَ (ع): أَََقَلُّهُ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ إِلــى الْمَغْرِبِ وَ أَكْثَرُهُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الأَرْضِ.
Imam As-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: “One who offers his prayers
along with Adhan and Iqamah, two rows of angels pray behind him, while
one who offers his prayers with only the Iqamah and without the Adhan,
one row of angels pray behind him.” The Imam (peace be upon him) was
asked: “And how long is each row?” The Imam (peace be upon him)
replied: “At the very minimum, its length is the distance between East
and West, while at the maximum, its length is the distance between the
earth and the heavens.”** **
Wasa’ilush Shi`a, Volume 4, Page 620