The ruling on melodic chanting in the adhan and beautifying the voice with it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Ah. This questioner says: What is the ruling on melodic chanting in the adhan and performing it with a beautiful voice?
Answer:
A beautiful voice is fine, there is no objection. But as for melodic chanting, no, melodic chanting is not allowed, do not chant it. If Allah has given you a beautiful voice, then perform the adhan with it. And if your voice does not have this quality, let someone else call the adhan. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The one who saw the adhan was Abdullah ibn Zayd; he saw it in a dream, so he related it to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: Assign it to a voice. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Ah. This questioner says: What is the ruling on melodic chanting in the adhan and performing it with a beautiful voice?
Answer:
A beautiful voice is fine, there is no objection. But as for melodic chanting, no, melodic chanting is not allowed, do not chant it. If Allah has given you a beautiful voice, then perform the adhan with it. And if your voice does not have this quality, let someone else call the adhan. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Assign it to Bilal
ألقه على بلالBilal, for his voice is more resonant than yours
بلال فإنه أندى منك
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما تسميته بالصوت الأحمق والصوت الفاجر — islamhouse.com (59:08)
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