The Ruling on Using External Loudspeakers in Prayer

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Perhaps using external loudspeakers demonstrates the importance of prayer and its status in the religion and in society. And often, non-Muslims are affected by these prayers and recitations, which leads them to embrace Islam. What is your opinion on this? And what is the nature of the harm caused to others by the external sound? I ask for clarification for the benefit of the people, may Allah preserve you.

Answer:
We have explained that the adhan disturbs the mosques nearby. Also, some ignorant people pray their prayer while there are distances between them and the imam, and this has happened often. The ignorant pray with the imam while there are streets between them and him, because they think that the sound is sufficient.
Perhaps they are praying in front of the mosque they are hearing from, due to their ignorance of this. They think that the sound alone is enough. Also, raising the voice causes harm to the people in the houses, the sick, the people who are sleeping, and the people who are resting; it disturbs them. And it is not free from showing off; it is not free from showing off, and from boasting with the loudness of the voices and making people hear them. As for calling to Allah, it is done by other means. We have not seen anyone embrace Islam because of the microphones in the mosques. We have not seen anyone embrace Islam because of this call.
As for the call, praise be to Allah, its field is open by other means. This is in the lectures, in the lessons, in reciting the Qur'an for them and explaining the Qur'an to them, distributing books, and providing assistance. This is the call to Allah for everyone.
A good example. As for whether the prayer is like a car auction, making it like a car auction with noise and loud voices, I do not think this is among the etiquettes of Islam. Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appeared to his Companions while they were praying the night prayer and raising their voices, and he rebuked them, saying: "Not all of you..." "All of you..." Yes.