Prohibiting the adhan in mosques and settling for playing it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says that in their country, the Ministry of Awqaf issued a decision prohibiting the adhan. They settled for playing the adhan on the radio at the time of prayer through loudspeakers in the mosques, and no mu'adhdhin calls the adhan in every mosque. What is the ruling on this in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
No, there is no basis for this in the Shari'ah. This is the abolition of one of the symbols of Islam. Every mosque has the adhan called in it. Every mosque has the adhan called in it. Praise be to Allah. This is a declaration of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). It is the exaltation of Allah and the magnification of Him. It is among the greatest of dhikr (remembrance of Allah). Who is it that prohibits this? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says that in their country, the Ministry of Awqaf issued a decision prohibiting the adhan. They settled for playing the adhan on the radio at the time of prayer through loudspeakers in the mosques, and no mu'adhdhin calls the adhan in every mosque. What is the ruling on this in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
No, there is no basis for this in the Shari'ah. This is the abolition of one of the symbols of Islam. Every mosque has the adhan called in it. Every mosque has the adhan called in it. Praise be to Allah. This is a declaration of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). It is the exaltation of Allah and the magnification of Him. It is among the greatest of dhikr (remembrance of Allah). Who is it that prohibits this? Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب الأذان — islamhouse.com (57:03)
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