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The Ruling on Singing the Adhan

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Question:
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on singing the Friday adhan or any other adhan?

Answer:
It is better that the adhan not be accompanied by melodic ornamentation or rhythmic patterns. There is no harm in making his voice beautiful with it; that is better. Raising his voice is good. A beautiful, elevated voice is required in the adhan, provided there is no melodic ornamentation, no melodic ornamentation.
As for when it is sung with melody, this is disliked, because it turns into something resembling songs, so this is disliked. The jurists say that the adhan is valid even if it is sung with melody or if it contains grammatical errors; it is valid, meaning it is valid, though it is not the preferred form. If he calls the adhan, his adhan suffices even if it is sung with melody or contains grammatical errors. The one with melody is the one with rhythmic patterns, and the one with grammatical errors is the one who makes errors in the language, such as raising a noun that should be in the accusative case or lowering a noun that should be in the nominative case, or the like. However, if it changes the meaning, it is not valid. For example, if he says, "I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," with an open alif on "Allah," the statement is not completed; the predicate of the "in" construction did not come, so this is not valid because the adhan is not completed. As for mere grammatical error that does not change the meaning, this does not harm. Yes.

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May Allah reward you
Source 75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 04 — archive.org (1:09:46)

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