Broadcasting the Adhan
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Q1: Is it valid to broadcast the adhan through loudspeakers so that everyone is informed of the entry of the prayer time via live broadcast from the radio or the radio receiver?
A1: It is valid to broadcast the adhan in the hospital using a loudspeaker, but it is not permissible to rely solely on the adhan transmitted from a recording device; because it is not a real adhan, but rather a recording, and the adhan is an act of worship that requires action and intention; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 1 . It is also not permissible to rely solely on the live adhan transmitted from the general radio; because of the resulting neglect of this
religious practice in the mosques of the neighborhoods.
Q4: If the employee who works in the switchboard department (since the hospital's switchboard department operates twenty-four hours a day) is not Arab and not proficient in the Arabic language, how is the entry of the time announced in this case?
A4: The place for the adhan is the mosque, not the switchboard, and if there is a need to notify patients and employees of the entry of the prayer time after the adhan, there is no harm in doing so with any words from which that is understood, as that is from cooperation in righteousness and piety.
A1: It is valid to broadcast the adhan in the hospital using a loudspeaker, but it is not permissible to rely solely on the adhan transmitted from a recording device; because it is not a real adhan, but rather a recording, and the adhan is an act of worship that requires action and intention; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوىreligious practice in the mosques of the neighborhoods.
Q4: If the employee who works in the switchboard department (since the hospital's switchboard department operates twenty-four hours a day) is not Arab and not proficient in the Arabic language, how is the entry of the time announced in this case?
A4: The place for the adhan is the mosque, not the switchboard, and if there is a need to notify patients and employees of the entry of the prayer time after the adhan, there is no harm in doing so with any words from which that is understood, as that is from cooperation in righteousness and piety.
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