A woman built a private mosque for women and used a recorded adhan with her husband's voice; what is the ruling on her action and what is obligatory for her?
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The questioner : A woman built a mosque exclusively for women in one of the streets. There is a mosque for men at the beginning of this street, and the women's mosque she built is at the end of it. She recorded the adhan on a tape with her husband's voice and places it in front of the loudspeaker when the time for prayer arrives. Is her action permissible or not, regarding both the designation of a mosque for women and the raising of the adhan via a recorded tape?
The Shaykh : As for her building the mosque, there is no doubt that she will be rewarded and given good deeds for it, provided she is sincere to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). It is established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 533a.
As for her designating a mosque exclusively for women, there is nothing wrong with it if this mosque is enclosed by the wall of the general mosque, because the most that is involved is that she placed a barrier between the men and the women, and there is nothing wrong with that.
As for her recording her husband's voice for the adhan in order to play it on the loudspeaker when the time arrives, this is not permissible. This is because the adhan is an act of worship, so a person must worship Allah with it in accordance with what was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which is that a person must perform it himself and not have it recorded. In such a case, we advise her to arrange for a mu'adhdhin for this mosque if she is able to do so; otherwise, let her contact the Ministry of Religious Affairs so that they can arrange a mu'adhdhin for this mosque.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : As for her building the mosque, there is no doubt that she will be rewarded and given good deeds for it, provided she is sincere to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). It is established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who built a mosque for Allah, the Exalted, Allah would build for him a house in Paradise. Bukair said: I think he (the Holy Prophet) said: While he seeks the pleasure of Allah (by building the mosque).
من بنى لله مسجداً يبتغي به وجه الله بنى الله له بيتاً في الجنةAs for her designating a mosque exclusively for women, there is nothing wrong with it if this mosque is enclosed by the wall of the general mosque, because the most that is involved is that she placed a barrier between the men and the women, and there is nothing wrong with that.
As for her recording her husband's voice for the adhan in order to play it on the loudspeaker when the time arrives, this is not permissible. This is because the adhan is an act of worship, so a person must worship Allah with it in accordance with what was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which is that a person must perform it himself and not have it recorded. In such a case, we advise her to arrange for a mu'adhdhin for this mosque if she is able to do so; otherwise, let her contact the Ministry of Religious Affairs so that they can arrange a mu'adhdhin for this mosque.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.