The Obligations of Imams and Officials in Regulating Mosque Loudspeakers
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. From the caller in Tanura, M., who sent a collection of questions. In one of them, he asks and says: In the blessed month of Ramadan, we hear the sounds of the loudspeakers and the voices overlap. What is the ruling on that? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This action is not permissible because it disturbs the worshippers and the imams of other mosques. What many imams of mosques do, may Allah guide them, by raising the volume of the loudspeakers outside the mosque, is an action that conflicts with humility and disturbs the worshippers in other mosques, as well as those who pray at home, such as women and those with valid excuses. It also disturbs those who want to sleep and rest. It is obligatory for these imams and for those responsible for the mosques to pay attention to this matter and not let it escalate. Rather, they must keep the loudspeaker volume inside the mosques, except for the adhan and the iqamah. There is no harm in that, and specifically for the adhan, because people hear the adhan and turn to the prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you well.
The questioner:
He also asks about the adhan and the iqamah: Is it necessary for Shaykh Salih to be on the loudspeaker?
The Shaykh:
The adhan must be on the loudspeaker so that people can hear it, prepare for the prayer, and turn to it. As for the iqamah, there is no objection to it being on the loudspeaker, and if it is done without it, there is no harm in that.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. From the caller in Tanura, M., who sent a collection of questions. In one of them, he asks and says: In the blessed month of Ramadan, we hear the sounds of the loudspeakers and the voices overlap. What is the ruling on that? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
This action is not permissible because it disturbs the worshippers and the imams of other mosques. What many imams of mosques do, may Allah guide them, by raising the volume of the loudspeakers outside the mosque, is an action that conflicts with humility and disturbs the worshippers in other mosques, as well as those who pray at home, such as women and those with valid excuses. It also disturbs those who want to sleep and rest. It is obligatory for these imams and for those responsible for the mosques to pay attention to this matter and not let it escalate. Rather, they must keep the loudspeaker volume inside the mosques, except for the adhan and the iqamah. There is no harm in that, and specifically for the adhan, because people hear the adhan and turn to the prayer. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you well.
The questioner:
He also asks about the adhan and the iqamah: Is it necessary for Shaykh Salih to be on the loudspeaker?
The Shaykh:
The adhan must be on the loudspeaker so that people can hear it, prepare for the prayer, and turn to it. As for the iqamah, there is no objection to it being on the loudspeaker, and if it is done without it, there is no harm in that.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4518- واجب الأئمة والمسؤولين في ضبط مكبرات صوت المساجد - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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