What is the guidance for some mosques that do not choose for the imamah except one who has a beautiful voice?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Many people these days choose for their imamah in the mosque one who has a beautiful voice, and they do not look at the amount of memorization, knowledge, asceticism, and scrupulousness. He says: What is the guidance in that?
Answer:
The guidance in that is to choose the best in recitation, uprightness, and fiqh. This is the best, as much as possible. He should be excellent in recitation, knowledgeable in the fiqh of prayer, meaning at least the fiqh of prayer. He should be pious, because he is a role model and a trustee. These qualities are necessary in the imam. It is not sufficient that he has a beautiful voice; this is not sufficient. If a beautiful voice is combined with these qualities, that is good.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Many people these days choose for their imamah in the mosque one who has a beautiful voice, and they do not look at the amount of memorization, knowledge, asceticism, and scrupulousness. He says: What is the guidance in that?
Answer:
The guidance in that is to choose the best in recitation, uprightness, and fiqh. This is the best, as much as possible. He should be excellent in recitation, knowledgeable in the fiqh of prayer, meaning at least the fiqh of prayer. He should be pious, because he is a role model and a trustee. These qualities are necessary in the imam. It is not sufficient that he has a beautiful voice; this is not sufficient. If a beautiful voice is combined with these qualities, that is good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [442 -582] ما التوجيه لبعض المساجد الذين لا يختارون للإمامة إلا من كان جميل الصوت؟ — youtube.com
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