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What is the ruling on a woman’s voice in the Noble Qur’an and in devotional recitations?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. I have seen in some books that it is not permissible for a woman to mix with men or to raise her voice among them. What is the ruling on her voice in the Noble Qur’an and in devotional recitations?

Answer:
A woman does not raise her voice with the Qur’an or with anything else in the presence of men, because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) involved in that. For this reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If something happens to you in your prayer, let the men say tasbih (praise of Allah) and let the women clap.إِذَا نَابَكُمْ شَيْءٌ فِي صَلَاتِكُمْ فَلْيُسَبِّحْ الرِّجَالُ وَلْتُصَفِّحْ النِّسَاءُ
Sunan ad-Darimi 2:175
He commanded the women to clap, and he commanded them to say tasbih (praise of Allah) because of the fitnah in their voices. Likewise, in the state of ihram (the consecrated state of pilgrimage), the men recite the talbiyah (the pilgrim's chant of response) and raise their voices with it, while the woman recites the talbiyah, raising her voice only to the extent that she can hear herself, because of the fitnah for the men. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، فما حكم صوت المرأة في القرآن الكريم وفي الابتهالات؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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