Alerting to Prayer with a Loud Voice
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a man goes to the prayer and alerts people to it, but with a loud voice, especially for the Fajr prayer. Is there a basis for this action?
Answer:
According to the need. If his neighbors do not wake up, he should alert them according to the need. But if they hear the adhan and wake up as is their custom, and they do not miss the prayer, then there is no need for him to raise his voice and disturb the people. However, if he knows that they do not wake up and he raises his voice for them, they will get up. The best thing is for him to call them on the telephone; that is the best. He should call them on the telephone or ring the doorbell. That is better than raising his voice, because raising his voice disturbs the people.
Honorable Shaykh, a man goes to the prayer and alerts people to it, but with a loud voice, especially for the Fajr prayer. Is there a basis for this action?
Answer:
According to the need. If his neighbors do not wake up, he should alert them according to the need. But if they hear the adhan and wake up as is their custom, and they do not miss the prayer, then there is no need for him to raise his voice and disturb the people. However, if he knows that they do not wake up and he raises his voice for them, they will get up. The best thing is for him to call them on the telephone; that is the best. He should call them on the telephone or ring the doorbell. That is better than raising his voice, because raising his voice disturbs the people.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الأضاحي — islamhouse.com (1:11:37)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.