The ruling on recording a specific mu'adhdhin's voice for the mosque's adhan
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A person built a mosque and he is fond of the voice of one of the mu'adhhdhins, so he places this mu'adhdhin's voice as a recording for every adhan. Is this action valid or not?
Answer:
No, it is not valid, it is not appropriate, and it is not permissible to leave the matter in this state. The mu'adhdhin's adhan with his live voice is sufficient, not with the recorded voice. The live voice is the adhan; it is not done with a recording. The adhan is done with a live voice.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A person built a mosque and he is fond of the voice of one of the mu'adhhdhins, so he places this mu'adhdhin's voice as a recording for every adhan. Is this action valid or not?
Answer:
No, it is not valid, it is not appropriate, and it is not permissible to leave the matter in this state. The mu'adhdhin's adhan with his live voice is sufficient, not with the recorded voice. The live voice is the adhan; it is not done with a recording. The adhan is done with a live voice.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل إذا كان كل عمل فأصله المحبة والإرادة والمقصود به التنعم بالمراد المحبوب — islamhouse.com (1:07:28)
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