Is it acceptable to perform the adhan (call to prayer) and iqamah (second call) without the intention of prayer?
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Peace be upon you. It is known that the adhan and iqamah are recommended acts. However, if a person performs them without the intention of prayer and then later intends to pray, does this fulfill the recommendation even if the intention was not made before the adhan and iqamah?
Ayatollah Khamenei and Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah protect them):
If a person performs the adhan and iqamah before the prayer without focusing on the prayer, such as when teaching the adhan and iqamah to their children, and then realizes that the time for prayer has entered, they cannot rely solely on the adhan and iqamah for the prayer to gain the specific reward. However, if your intention was that they did not specify the details of the prayer but performed the adhan and iqamah for the sake of the prayer, then this is sufficient.
May you be successful in all good.
Source:
Ayatollah Khamenei (may Allah protect him): Message on Prayer and Fasting, Prayer, Adhan and Iqamah
Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah protect him): Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Adhan and Iqamah, Their Conditions