Prayer: Is Mentioning Imam Ali (A) as the Commander of the Faithful in Adhān and Iqāmah Permissible?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Is Mentioning Imam Ali (A) as the Commander of the Faithful in Adhān and Iqāmah Permissible?

English:

Question #454:

What is your esteemed opinion on the third testimony for the master of believers, Imam Ali (A), as being the commander and the leader, in the adhān and iqāmah of obligatory prayers?

Answer #454:

Saying “Ashhadu anna ‘Aliyyan Waliyyullāh” in adhān and iqāmah with the intention of being a symbol for the Shī‘ah school of thought is good and important and it should be said only for the sake of nearness to Allah, but it is not a part of adhān and iqāmah.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer