Lowering the volume of the adhan loudspeaker for the sake of the neighbors
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people, especially some of the mosque’s neighbors, are bothered by the loudspeakers during the adhan, and they ask the mu’adhdhin to lower the volume. In fact, some of them have even complained to the ministry. His question is: If you agree with them to lower the loudspeaker volume, does this contradict the Sunnah? Considering that those far from the mosque are harmed by not hearing the sound during the adhan.
Answer:
It is obligatory to be moderate. It is obligatory to be moderate in this matter. Do not raise the volume to a degree that harms those around the mosque, and do not lower it to a degree that those far away cannot hear it. Rather, you must be moderate and take the middle path in this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people, especially some of the mosque’s neighbors, are bothered by the loudspeakers during the adhan, and they ask the mu’adhdhin to lower the volume. In fact, some of them have even complained to the ministry. His question is: If you agree with them to lower the loudspeaker volume, does this contradict the Sunnah? Considering that those far from the mosque are harmed by not hearing the sound during the adhan.
Answer:
It is obligatory to be moderate. It is obligatory to be moderate in this matter. Do not raise the volume to a degree that harms those around the mosque, and do not lower it to a degree that those far away cannot hear it. Rather, you must be moderate and take the middle path in this. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب رفع الصوت بالأذان — islamhouse.com (54:05)
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