Is it permissible for a woman to raise her voice while reciting and during prayer, and to what extent?
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Question:
I love the night prayer, and I have a period of time after Allah guided me where I pray, but something has started in my mind. Regarding the woman, is it permissible for her to raise her voice while reciting and during prayer, especially since the heart becomes more humble, and the voice, if raised, drives away Satan? Then, I reflect a lot when I raise my voice, but I ask your eminence about the extent of raising the voice given the situation mentioned, especially since I read a report containing something about Asma' and Ibn al-Zubayr on this topic? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The desire for the night prayer is a good thing, because the night prayer has a great reward and virtue. Raising the voice in recitation in the night prayer is prescribed, whether it is obligatory or a recommended voluntary prayer. It is not obligatory, but it is recommended. The woman has the right to raise her voice in recitation in the night prayer, unless there is a legal concern resulting from raising the voice, such as there being men who hear her and are affected by her voice. In that case, she does not raise her voice. If there are men who hear her and are affected by her voice, she does not raise her voice. Likewise, if there is someone who is harmed by the raised voice of a neighbor or a person praying around her, and if she raises her voice, it disturbs his prayer, or she harms the sleeper by raising her voice, then she should recite quietly at that time. The result is that raising the voice in the night prayer is originally prescribed and recommended, unless there is a legal concern resulting from it, such as disturbing another person praying, harming a sleeper, or someone who is affected by her voice hearing her. In that case, she recites quietly. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
I love the night prayer, and I have a period of time after Allah guided me where I pray, but something has started in my mind. Regarding the woman, is it permissible for her to raise her voice while reciting and during prayer, especially since the heart becomes more humble, and the voice, if raised, drives away Satan? Then, I reflect a lot when I raise my voice, but I ask your eminence about the extent of raising the voice given the situation mentioned, especially since I read a report containing something about Asma' and Ibn al-Zubayr on this topic? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The desire for the night prayer is a good thing, because the night prayer has a great reward and virtue. Raising the voice in recitation in the night prayer is prescribed, whether it is obligatory or a recommended voluntary prayer. It is not obligatory, but it is recommended. The woman has the right to raise her voice in recitation in the night prayer, unless there is a legal concern resulting from raising the voice, such as there being men who hear her and are affected by her voice. In that case, she does not raise her voice. If there are men who hear her and are affected by her voice, she does not raise her voice. Likewise, if there is someone who is harmed by the raised voice of a neighbor or a person praying around her, and if she raises her voice, it disturbs his prayer, or she harms the sleeper by raising her voice, then she should recite quietly at that time. The result is that raising the voice in the night prayer is originally prescribed and recommended, unless there is a legal concern resulting from it, such as disturbing another person praying, harming a sleeper, or someone who is affected by her voice hearing her. In that case, she recites quietly. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمرأة رفع صوتها أثناء القراءة وأثناء الصلاة وما مقدار رفع الصوت؟الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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