The Guideline for Using Loudspeakers in the Mosque

Question:
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the guideline regarding loudspeakers inside the mosque? I am an elderly man, and I am harmed by that echo and the length of the sound. Honorable Shaykh, should we ask the imam of the mosque to lower it?

Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for the imam of the mosque to lower the volume of the loudspeaker, even if he is not asked to do so, to the extent that those behind him and those inside the mosque can hear it, so that he does not harm the neighbors, does not harm other mosques, and does not harm those praying behind him. This is a reality observed among some ignorant people or some young men: they raise the volume of the loudspeakers beyond what is needed. Also, what is sufficient for them, they bring in noise; they make noise that increases its volume through its extension and resonance, and so on. The imams of mosques should use loudspeakers only to the extent of need and not harm anyone with them, neither inside the mosque nor outside the mosque. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,