Is the loudspeaker considered in hearing the call for the congregation?
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The questioner : And by Allah, O Shaykh, there is a problem, meaning it is a problem for some of the sheikhs if they are asked about it; the common people answer in a wrong way. And it is truly a problem for him. Who hears the call, notice, the congregation has formed. Do you hear the call? Today we have a microphone. A long distance. A long distance. And we play with the hearing: if it were not a microphone, or if we hear the call and it is five kilometers away, and the car as well, the one who has a car and the one who does not have a car, and the place is far. Do we say the place is far, two kilometers, you smell the air, twenty kilometers, you smell the air, you go to prayer, a distance of two, we know what it means, a matter of the call and a distance.
The Shaykh : Of course. The loudspeaker has no consideration in our matter here, otherwise you would have to fly by plane and pray in the Sacred Mosque.
The questioner : I am telling you. Envy, be ready.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.Sunan Abi Dawud 4859Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani)
The Shaykh : Of course. The loudspeaker has no consideration in our matter here, otherwise you would have to fly by plane and pray in the Sacred Mosque.
The questioner : I am telling you. Envy, be ready.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
Glory be to Thee. O Allah, and I begin with praise of Thee, I testify that there is no god but Thou; I ask Thy pardon, and return to Thee in repentance.
وسبحانك اللهم وبحمدك أشهد أن لا إله إلا أنت أستغفرك وأتوب إليك
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سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1255 — d3watuna.com (32:45)
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