The ruling on playing Qur'anic tapes through loudspeakers on specific days
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Question : May Allah preserve you. In some countries, they place a Qur'anic tape in a loudspeaker, and it is played on specific days. Is it on specific days? For example, on Friday or on certain days.
Answer : When the people are gathered. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation), because if the reciter were actually reciting and the people were listening to him, we would say this is a bid'ah and also a mistake on the part of the people. This is because some people would like to stand up and pray, so how can they pray with this loud noise? Some people want to recite for themselves, so how can they recite with this loud noise?
This is a mistake, and students of knowledge should, when they go to countries that do this, advise them. They should not stand up in the mosque and say, "This is a mistake, this is a bid'ah." No, they should speak with those in charge of the mosques and say, "May Allah bless you. If they wish, they do not use the word 'bid'ah' with this phrasing, as it may repel them, but they say, 'This affects the people; it affects those who are praying and those who want to recite for themselves.' It may also lead to the desecration of the Qur'an. You find, for example, that this is being recited while two people are talking."
Answer : When the people are gathered. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation), because if the reciter were actually reciting and the people were listening to him, we would say this is a bid'ah and also a mistake on the part of the people. This is because some people would like to stand up and pray, so how can they pray with this loud noise? Some people want to recite for themselves, so how can they recite with this loud noise?
This is a mistake, and students of knowledge should, when they go to countries that do this, advise them. They should not stand up in the mosque and say, "This is a mistake, this is a bid'ah." No, they should speak with those in charge of the mosques and say, "May Allah bless you. If they wish, they do not use the word 'bid'ah' with this phrasing, as it may repel them, but they say, 'This affects the people; it affects those who are praying and those who want to recite for themselves.' It may also lead to the desecration of the Qur'an. You find, for example, that this is being recited while two people are talking."
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 84 - 90 حكم تشغيل أشرطة قرآنية في مكبرات الصوت أيام مخصوصة - أصول في التفسير - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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