Q48 :Can one call the Athan without having had
ablution first?
A48 : Athan, or the call to prayer, is part of
zikr, or the remembrance of Allah. For any type of this remembrance, it
is preferable or renetmended to have ablution. However, if a person
calls the Athan without having had ablution, the Athan is valid and he
has not violated any Islamic rule. The Athan is not part of prayer
itself, because if a person offers his prayer after its time has fallen
due, without making the Athan or hearing it called, his prayer is
valid. He needs ablution for his prayer, but not for the Athan which is
the announcement that the prayer has fallen due.
Our Dialogue ( Source : Arab News – Jeddah )