Leaving the congregation in a mosque with a loud amplified speaker
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In some mosques, they use speakers with a very high volume. Sometimes I enter such a mosque and then leave immediately to pray alone at home. Is there a sin on me for doing that?
Answer:
Yes, do not leave the congregational prayer. Advise the imam and tell him that the volume of the amplifier is excessive beyond what is needed. It disturbs the people praying behind him, it disturbs the houses, it disturbs the people, and it disturbs the mosques around you. It has become a harm, and you do not accept harm. The audio amplifier is only meant to convey the prayer to the people praying behind the imam, only to convey it to them. So limit it to them. Yes, advise him, but do not leave the congregational prayer. If there is another mosque near you that is free from this action, go to it. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In some mosques, they use speakers with a very high volume. Sometimes I enter such a mosque and then leave immediately to pray alone at home. Is there a sin on me for doing that?
Answer:
Yes, do not leave the congregational prayer. Advise the imam and tell him that the volume of the amplifier is excessive beyond what is needed. It disturbs the people praying behind him, it disturbs the houses, it disturbs the people, and it disturbs the mosques around you. It has become a harm, and you do not accept harm. The audio amplifier is only meant to convey the prayer to the people praying behind the imam, only to convey it to them. So limit it to them. Yes, advise him, but do not leave the congregational prayer. If there is another mosque near you that is free from this action, go to it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الأول في انقسام القلوب إلى صحيح وسقيم وميت — islamhouse.com (57:43)
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