Duaa after Azaan to Remove Difficulties

If a person is in difficulty or hardship, he should reply to the words of the azaan, and thereafter recite the following dua. After completing the dua, he should beg Allah Ta’ala to ease his difficulty and hardship:

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ الصَّادِقَةِ الْمُسْتَجَابَةِ الْمُسْتَجَابِ لَهَا دَعْوَةِ الْحَقِّ، وَكَلِمَةِ التَّقْوَى، أَحْيِنَا عَلَيْهَا وَأَمِتْنَا عَلَيْهَا، وَابْعَثْنَا عَلَيْهَا، وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ خِيَارِ أَهْلِهَا أَحْيَاءً وَأَمْوَاتًا

O Allah, the Rabb of this true call, which is replied to and accepted, the call of truth and the word of taqwa (piety), keep us alive upon it, grant us death upon it, and resurrect us upon it, and make us from among the best of its people from the living and the dead (i.e. in our lives and after we pass away).

عن أبي أمامة رضي الله عنه، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال:إذا نادى المنادي فتحت أبواب السماء، واستجيب الدعاء، فمن نزل به كرب أو شدة فليتحين المنادي، فإذا كبر كبروا، وإذا تشهد تشهدوا، وإذا قال: حي على الصلاة، قال: حي على الصلاة، وإذا قال: حي على الفلاح، قال: حي على الفلاح، ثم يقول: اللهم رب هذه الدعوة الصادقة المستجابة المستجاب لها دعوة الحق، وكلمة التقوى، أحينا عليها وأمتنا عليها، وابعثنا عليها، واجعلنا من خيار أهلها أحياء وأمواتا، ثم يسأل الله حاجته. هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد، ولم يخرجاه (المستدرك للحاكم، الرقم: 2004)

Hazrat Abu Umaamah (radhiyallahu anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “When the muazzin calls out the azaan, the doors of the sky open and duaas are answered. Thus whoever is undergoing difficulty or hardship, then he should seek (the time of) the call of the muazzin. Then he should reply to the takbeer of the muazzin by reciting takbeer, and reply to the shahaadah of the muazzin by reciting shahaadah, and reply to ‘Hayya alas salaah’ by reciting ‘Hayya alas salaah’, and reply to ‘Hayya alal falaah’ by reciting ‘Hayya alal falaah’, and thereafter he should recite the following dua, and seek his need from Allah Ta’ala:  

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ الصَّادِقَةِ الْمُسْتَجَابَةِ الْمُسْتَجَابِ لَهَا دَعْوَةِ الْحَقِّ، وَكَلِمَةِ التَّقْوَى، أَحْيِنَا عَلَيْهَا وَأَمِتْنَا عَلَيْهَا، وَابْعَثْنَا عَلَيْهَا، وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ خِيَارِ أَهْلِهَا أَحْيَاءً وَأَمْوَاتًا

Note:

In this Hadith, it is mentioned that after the muazzin recites Hayya alas salaah and Hayya alal falaah, one should reply to these words by also reciting Hayya alas salaah and Hayya alal falaah. However, in other Ahaadith it is mentioned that after the muazzin recites Hayya alas salaah and Hayya alal falaah, one should reply by saying Laa haula wala quwwata illa billah. Imaam Tahaawi (rahimahullah) and the great muhadditheen have mentioned that one should practise on both these Ahaadith by reciting both these words. Hence, one should first recite Hayya alas salaah and thereafter Laa haula wala quwwata illa billah. Similarly, one should recite Hayya alal falaah and thereafter Laa haula wala quwwata illa billah.