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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a woman beautifying her voice when reciting the Qur'an

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Question:
I have a striking question as well. There is a trait, and I do not know whether it angers Allah or not, which is that when I recite the Qur'an in front of the students, I beautify my voice and make it soft. Is this action of mine permissible or not? Knowing that the students are up to the age of four

Answer:
years old. A woman does not beautify her voice in the presence of adolescent boys or men. Rather, if men or adolescent boys hear her voice in recitation during prayer, she does not recite loudly in prayer if there are men present who listen to her voice. She must avoid this matter; she must avoid this matter, except if those listening to her recitation are her mahram (relatives one may not marry) or if her husband is among those for whom there is no prohibition in hearing her voice. As for making them hear her voice with exaggerated intonation and voice beautification, even in reciting the Qur'an, men and adolescent boys in whom desire stirs and who are aroused by their voices should not hear it. May Allah reward you with good. This is especially so if she is their teacher in the classroom. A woman does not teach men. Men teach men and women teach women. This is the safest, the most cautious, and the most exonerating course. May Allah reward you with good, and may He have mercy on him and bless him.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/118 — archive.org (14:47)

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