The ruling on following the adhan from the radio
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does one follow the mu'adhdhin on the radio, whether it is a live broadcast or a recording?
The Shaykh:
This is not a mu'adhdhin; this is not a mu'adhdhin. This is a tape of the mu'adhdhin following the adhan. As for this recorded tape, the mu'adhdhin may have been dead for years; it is only a voice, so it does not carry the ruling of the adhan. Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: In the rest of his question, does he follow the mu'adhdhin if it is a live broadcast from Makkah or al-Madinah while he is in another city?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if you hear him calling the adhan at the same time and it is transmitted live—they call it live—you follow him, because you are following the mu'adhdhin, not the tape. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does one follow the mu'adhdhin on the radio, whether it is a live broadcast or a recording?
The Shaykh:
This is not a mu'adhdhin; this is not a mu'adhdhin. This is a tape of the mu'adhdhin following the adhan. As for this recorded tape, the mu'adhdhin may have been dead for years; it is only a voice, so it does not carry the ruling of the adhan. Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: In the rest of his question, does he follow the mu'adhdhin if it is a live broadcast from Makkah or al-Madinah while he is in another city?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if you hear him calling the adhan at the same time and it is transmitted live—they call it live—you follow him, because you are following the mu'adhdhin, not the tape. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1389] حكم متابعة الأذان من المذياع - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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