While waiting for the prayer, some of the worshippers recite the Qur'an in a loud voice, disturbing the other worshippers. Is this action permissible?
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Question:
There are some worshippers, may Allah guide us and them, who, while we are waiting for the prayer, one of them recites the Qur'an in a loud voice and causes a disruption of the khushu' (humility) of the other worshippers. Is this action permissible? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Raising the voice in recitation, if it disturbs the worshippers around one, is not permissible, because this involves harming the worshippers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to his Companions while they were praying at night, and they were groups scattered about, each praying for himself and raising his voice, raising their voices in recitation. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to each of you:As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 14:26. So if raising the voice in recitation in prayer or outside of prayer results in disturbing the worshippers around one, or those who are reciting the Qur'an around one, or those who are remembering Allah, then it is not permissible for him to raise his voice in recitation. Rather, he should recite to the extent that he hears himself, so that the intended benefit is achieved and the harm is averted.
And in this regard, those who raise their voices with microphones, and their voices go out from the mosques in which they are praying and spread in the streets and to other mosques and to the houses, and they disturb the people, this is not prescribed, and this involves disturbing the people. So it is obligatory to be aware of this, because this leads to sin and leads to difficulty. Also, there is a fear for its owner of riya' (showing off) and seeking fame, for the common thing is that these loud voices are accompanied by that.
Microphones are accompanied by something of riya' (showing off) and seeking fame, and this is a severe danger. It is obligatory for them to shorten the volume of the loudspeakers inside the mosques during the prayer. As for the adhan and the iqamah, there is no harm in raising the voice with them outside the mosque for the benefit of the congregation and those in the houses and those in order to catch up with the congregational prayer. Yes.
There are some worshippers, may Allah guide us and them, who, while we are waiting for the prayer, one of them recites the Qur'an in a loud voice and causes a disruption of the khushu' (humility) of the other worshippers. Is this action permissible? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Raising the voice in recitation, if it disturbs the worshippers around one, is not permissible, because this involves harming the worshippers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to his Companions while they were praying at night, and they were groups scattered about, each praying for himself and raising his voice, raising their voices in recitation. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to each of you:
He is conversing with his Lord, so let not some of you raise his voice over another
يناجي ربه، فلا يجهر بعضكم على بعضAnd in this regard, those who raise their voices with microphones, and their voices go out from the mosques in which they are praying and spread in the streets and to other mosques and to the houses, and they disturb the people, this is not prescribed, and this involves disturbing the people. So it is obligatory to be aware of this, because this leads to sin and leads to difficulty. Also, there is a fear for its owner of riya' (showing off) and seeking fame, for the common thing is that these loud voices are accompanied by that.
Microphones are accompanied by something of riya' (showing off) and seeking fame, and this is a severe danger. It is obligatory for them to shorten the volume of the loudspeakers inside the mosques during the prayer. As for the adhan and the iqamah, there is no harm in raising the voice with them outside the mosque for the benefit of the congregation and those in the houses and those in order to catch up with the congregational prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أثناء انتظار الصلاة بعض المصلين يقرأ القرآن بصوت مرتفع، ويشغل المصلين الآخرين، هل هذا العمل جائز؟ — youtube.com
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