The Meaning of the Mu'adhdhin Being Forgiven for Extending His Voice
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the mu'adhdhin is forgiven for the extent of his voice,
The Shaykh:
whatever bears witness to him is forgiven for him; whatever hears him bears witness to him. Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah preserve you, does this mean that the more his voice increases in distance, the more this reward increases?
The Shaykh:
His voice, his voice is not the voice of the loudspeaker; his voice is the unamplified one. This is what is intended. The hadith is to be taken at its apparent meaning. Yes, but his unamplified voice, not the voice of the loudspeaker. The voice of the loudspeaker is heard from a far distance. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, it was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the mu'adhdhin is forgiven for the extent of his voice,
The Shaykh:
whatever bears witness to him is forgiven for him; whatever hears him bears witness to him. Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah preserve you, does this mean that the more his voice increases in distance, the more this reward increases?
The Shaykh:
His voice, his voice is not the voice of the loudspeaker; his voice is the unamplified one. This is what is intended. The hadith is to be taken at its apparent meaning. Yes, but his unamplified voice, not the voice of the loudspeaker. The voice of the loudspeaker is heard from a far distance. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب من لم ير الفخذ من العورة — islamhouse.com (1:03:35)
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