The ruling on beautifying the voice in the adhan
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on using technology in the adhan? Beautifying the voice in the adhan.
Answer:
Fine. Performing it with a beautiful voice is good; this is what makes people eager to listen to the adhan. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) listened to Abu Mahdhura and appointed him as the mu'adhdhin in Makkah because of the beauty of his voice and his performance (may Allah be pleased with him). And when 'Abdullah ibn Zayd came with the dream he had seen regarding the adhan, he said, "Assign it to" meaning, "one with a louder voice than yours." This indicates that raising the voice for the adhan and beautifying the performance is good, but it must not reach the level of melodic composition or ornamental singing. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on using technology in the adhan? Beautifying the voice in the adhan.
Answer:
Fine. Performing it with a beautiful voice is good; this is what makes people eager to listen to the adhan. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) listened to Abu Mahdhura and appointed him as the mu'adhdhin in Makkah because of the beauty of his voice and his performance (may Allah be pleased with him). And when 'Abdullah ibn Zayd came with the dream he had seen regarding the adhan, he said, "Assign it to
Bilal, for his voice is more resonant than yours.
بلال فإنه أندى منك صوتا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-06-لمحة عن الفرق\صالح الفوزان\كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:18)
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