Elongation and Ornamentation in the Adhan
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on adjusting or enlivening the adhan, such as lengthening the phrase "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah"?
Answer:
We said this: we said moderation, improving the voice with moderation, and elongating the adhan with moderation. However, if it goes beyond moderation, it is not desirable, and it turns the adhan into ornamentation and boredom for the listeners. Everything has a measure and a limit. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on adjusting or enlivening the adhan, such as lengthening the phrase "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah"?
Answer:
We said this: we said moderation, improving the voice with moderation, and elongating the adhan with moderation. However, if it goes beyond moderation, it is not desirable, and it turns the adhan into ornamentation and boredom for the listeners. Everything has a measure and a limit. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من باب الأذان — islamhouse.com (50:06)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.