What is the ruling on an imam imitating the reciters?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on an imam who imitates the reciters, knowing that he does so without any effort on his part?
Answer:
Imitating the reciters falls into two categories. The first category is imitating them in the accuracy of the recitation and the rules of recitation; this is good and fine, imitating them in the accuracy of the recitation and the rulings of tajwid. The second category is imitating them in their voice; this is not something he should do, meaning he should not make his voice like so-and-so's voice. This is not something he should do. He should recite with the voice that Allah has given him, and not make his voice like so-and-so's voice, imitating one of the people or one of the reciters in his voice.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on an imam who imitates the reciters, knowing that he does so without any effort on his part?
Answer:
Imitating the reciters falls into two categories. The first category is imitating them in the accuracy of the recitation and the rules of recitation; this is good and fine, imitating them in the accuracy of the recitation and the rulings of tajwid. The second category is imitating them in their voice; this is not something he should do, meaning he should not make his voice like so-and-so's voice. This is not something he should do. He should recite with the voice that Allah has given him, and not make his voice like so-and-so's voice, imitating one of the people or one of the reciters in his voice.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تقليد الإمام للمقرئين؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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