23. Wa 'anaa 'ash-hadu
'an laa 'ilaaha 'illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu wa 'anna
Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasooluhu, radheetu billaahi Rabban, wa bi-Muhammadin
Rasoolan wa bil'islaami deenan.
I bear witness that
none has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner,
and that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. I am pleased with
Allah as my Lord, with Muhammad as my Messenger and with Islam as my
religion.1 [To be recited in Arabic after the Mu'aththin’s
Tashahhud or the words of affirmation of Faith] 2
After replying to the
call of Mu'aththin. you should recite in Arabic Allah's blessings
on the Prophet.
O Allah , Lord of this perfect
call and established prayer. Grant Muhammad the intercession and favor,
and raise him to the honored station You have promised him, [verily You
do not neglect promises].
Reference:
Al-Bukhari 1/152, and the addition between brackets is from Al-Bayhaqi
1/410 with a good (Hasan) chain of narration. See 'Abdul-Azlz bin Baz's
Tuhfatul-'Akhyar, pg. 38.
Between the call to
prayer and the 'Iqamah, you should supplicate Allah for yourself.
Invocation during this time is not rejected.