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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Advising the use of microphones in the mosque without excess or negligence

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. He says: Regarding the topic, approximately, Shaykh Sarah in a village of the Kingdom, the mu'adhdhin calls to prayer and gives the iqamah, then turns off the loudspeaker, and we do not hear the recitation. The excuse is the same one mentioned in the first question. How can they be informed and these ideas removed from them?

Answer:
People are between one who is excessive and one who is negligent. There is the one who is excessive in using microphones to the point that he disturbs the mosques next to him or around him, and the neighbors. And there is the one who is negligent, as came in this question, where he turns off the microphone so that those behind the imam do not hear the imam's recitation. This is negligence. The obligatory thing is moderation: to turn on the microphone during the prayer, and to adjust it so that the ma'mum inside the mosque can hear the imam's recitation and follow him. These microphones are undoubtedly a blessing from Allah if used correctly. But if used improperly, they become a disturbance and a harm to people, without doubt. Yes?
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4752- النصيحة باستعمال الميكرفونات في المسجد دون إفراط أو تفريط - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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