Why is there not one mu'adhdhin for the town who calls to prayer in one place and then transmits it to the other mosques via loudspeakers?

The questioner : In a case like this, where the town has one mu'adhdhin, as in some towns where they have one mu'adhdhin who calls to prayer in one place and then it is transmitted to the other mosques via loudspeakers,

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you, from the very beginning, people relied on the call to prayer from the main mosque before the town expanded; they did not call to prayer until the

The questioner : main mosque called.

The Shaykh : They did not call to prayer until the main mosque called, and they did not call for Maghrib until it was called there as well. I was there, and those of you who were not, the cannon was originally for the sunset at

The questioner : Correct.

The Shaykh : the minaret, on the gong, they call it the gong. And the chief (may Allah have mercy on him), when the sun set and he was in the minaret before the electricity came, he would signal to them with a red cloth, and they would fire the cannon. After the electricity came, there was a red light, a red lamp; when the sun set, they would light it and then fire the cannon. But the matter was possible then, now it is not possible, except if we set up a radio station here in Unaizah so that when the time enters, the call is made and the speakers are open in all directions. Is that possible?

The questioner : They are saying now, Shaykh, now in Oman, in Oman now, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes, there is no harm via the radio.

The questioner : No, no.

The Shaykh : In our case, if.

The questioner : In Oman, Shaykh, for example, they go to the Grand Mosque and put a trustworthy mu'adhdhin there, yes, one who is precise with the time, yes, and then he calls from the Grand Mosque, which is connected by electrical wires to all the mosques in Oman, wonderful. So if he calls there, all of Oman calls, correct.

The Shaykh : This can be done from the start, meaning prepare for it. Now.

The questioner : It is not available, perhaps it is not, Allah knows best. Shaykh Muhammad, do you not consider this matter an innovation?

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : The second thing, this is an innovation that is not studied.

The Shaykh : Even if they say, let it happen for us.

The questioner : Shaykh, look, this is impossible. Do you not see, may Allah bless you, what is in this matter?

The Shaykh : There is no harm; it is better than everyone calling whenever they see the clock, where the call might be early or late.