The ruling on installing an echo device with loudspeakers in the mosque
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Question:
This questioner asks in his question: What is the ruling on installing an echo device with loudspeakers in the mosque?
Answer:
This is an exaggeration and extreme affectation in prayer and recitation. The purpose of the imam is to be heard by the worshippers behind him; that is the objective. As for anything beyond that, if it is a loud, annoying voice, or if the sound goes beyond the mosque and disturbs the other mosques and the houses around it, then this is a matter that disturbs the worship. It may also be accompanied by showing off and seeking fame, where this imam wants people to hear his voice and praise him, and to draw people to pray behind him, and similar intentions. So I see that this is an exaggeration, and that the voice of the plain microphone is sufficient, without any added echo or amplification of the sound without need.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
This questioner asks in his question: What is the ruling on installing an echo device with loudspeakers in the mosque?
Answer:
This is an exaggeration and extreme affectation in prayer and recitation. The purpose of the imam is to be heard by the worshippers behind him; that is the objective. As for anything beyond that, if it is a loud, annoying voice, or if the sound goes beyond the mosque and disturbs the other mosques and the houses around it, then this is a matter that disturbs the worship. It may also be accompanied by showing off and seeking fame, where this imam wants people to hear his voice and praise him, and to draw people to pray behind him, and similar intentions. So I see that this is an exaggeration, and that the voice of the plain microphone is sufficient, without any added echo or amplification of the sound without need.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-059-خلق النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ووجوب الاقتداء به|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:04:49)
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