What is the ruling on raising the voice for the takbir of entering ihram?
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The questioner : Praise be to Allah, my honorable master. I know the truth is that there has been some discussion in some places regarding the topic of the takbir of entering ihram. Is raising the voice for the takbir obligatory? And if it is left out, does that mean that if one does not raise his voice for it, the prayer is invalid?
The Shaykh : Who is it that raises the voice for the takbir of ihram, from whom?
The questioner : I mean saying Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : From whom, my brother, I say, from whom is the raising of the voice for the takbir?
The questioner : Is this from the one praying, whether he is an imam or a ma'mum?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for the ma'mum to raise his voice for the takbir.
The questioner : And he is a ma'mum. Of course, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : And if he is praying alone, it is also not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible for him to raise his voice for it.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. As for the imam, raising the voice is one of his specific characteristics.
The questioner : So raising the voice is only for the imam, regarding that, by what text, what does it mean, by what evidence?
The Shaykh : By the text of the path of the believers. By the text of the path of the believers.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The early believers, whom we follow, were like this from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and those below him. If he prayed alone, he did not raise his voice for the takbir, but he raised his voice for the recitation in some places and kept it secret in others. As for the takbir, no one raises his voice for it except the imam.
The questioner : The imam.
The Shaykh : I mean, the practical, inherited aspect is what determines this issue.
The questioner : Yes, yes, meaning we can say that this was mass-transmitted from...
The Shaykh : Yes, the practice was carried out.
The presenter : Yes,
The Shaykh : Who is it that raises the voice for the takbir of ihram, from whom?
The questioner : I mean saying Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : From whom, my brother, I say, from whom is the raising of the voice for the takbir?
The questioner : Is this from the one praying, whether he is an imam or a ma'mum?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for the ma'mum to raise his voice for the takbir.
The questioner : And he is a ma'mum. Of course, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : And if he is praying alone, it is also not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible for him to raise his voice for it.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. As for the imam, raising the voice is one of his specific characteristics.
The questioner : So raising the voice is only for the imam, regarding that, by what text, what does it mean, by what evidence?
The Shaykh : By the text of the path of the believers. By the text of the path of the believers.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The early believers, whom we follow, were like this from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and those below him. If he prayed alone, he did not raise his voice for the takbir, but he raised his voice for the recitation in some places and kept it secret in others. As for the takbir, no one raises his voice for it except the imam.
The questioner : The imam.
The Shaykh : I mean, the practical, inherited aspect is what determines this issue.
The questioner : Yes, yes, meaning we can say that this was mass-transmitted from...
The Shaykh : Yes, the practice was carried out.
The presenter : Yes,
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1115 — d3watuna.com (41:04)
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