What is obligatory for the one who hears the call to prayer?
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Question:
This person is asking about the Muslim’s attendance at the prayer in the mosque. Is the meaning that he hears the call, even if it is amplified by a loudspeaker from a distance, or is the meaning that he hears the call, even without a loudspeaker?
Answer:
No, the criterion is that he hears the call plainly, without a loudspeaker, because the loudspeaker carries the sound over long distances. So if he hears the call as if it were given without a loudspeaker, he must attend; he must attend. But if the loudspeaker extends to distances of ten or fifteen kilometers, then he is not required to attend, because it is far away. Yes.
This person is asking about the Muslim’s attendance at the prayer in the mosque. Is the meaning that he hears the call, even if it is amplified by a loudspeaker from a distance, or is the meaning that he hears the call, even without a loudspeaker?
Answer:
No, the criterion is that he hears the call plainly, without a loudspeaker, because the loudspeaker carries the sound over long distances. So if he hears the call as if it were given without a loudspeaker, he must attend; he must attend. But if the loudspeaker extends to distances of ten or fifteen kilometers, then he is not required to attend, because it is far away. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الواجب على من سمع النداء للصلاة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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