What is the ruling on going to a distant mosque for the sake of the imam’s voice in recitation? He says: It helps one to attain khushu' (humility in prayer)?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
What is the ruling on going to distant mosques whose imams are reciters and memorizers, and who have voices that make people desire khushu' (humility) in prayer?
Answer:
If his desire is for khushu' (humility) and being moved, that is good. But if his desire is only to hear the voice and take pleasure in the voice, he should not travel and go far away for the sake of the voice. Yes.
What is the ruling on going to distant mosques whose imams are reciters and memorizers, and who have voices that make people desire khushu' (humility) in prayer?
Answer:
If his desire is for khushu' (humility) and being moved, that is good. But if his desire is only to hear the voice and take pleasure in the voice, he should not travel and go far away for the sake of the voice. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2648- 4717] ما حكم الذهاب للمسجد البعيد من أجل صوت الإمام في القراءة يقول: إنها تعين على الخشوع؟ — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.