What is the ruling on playing a recording of the Noble Qur'an through loudspeakers, especially before the Friday prayer?
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Question:
He asks and says: What is the ruling on playing a recording of the Noble Qur'an through loudspeakers, especially before the Friday prayer?
Answer:
This is not prescribed. It is not prescribed to play a recording of the Noble Qur'an before the Friday prayer through a microphone, or for one reader to read through a microphone. Rather, the better and more excellent thing is for those present to each read for themselves individually. And whoever wants to pray and perform voluntary prayers until the imam arrives, that is better. And whoever sits and reads the Qur'an or occupies himself with the remembrance of Allah the Exalted, such as tasbih, takbir, seeking forgiveness, and other types of dhikr, that is also recommended. As for one person reading while they listen, or them playing a recording of the Noble Qur'an, that is not desirable. However, this occupies the one who wants to pray and perform voluntary prayers, and it also occupies the one who wants to read for himself. So it is better for a person to read for himself than to listen to a reader or a recording, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Riyad as-Salihin 999 So it is better for a person to read the Qur'an himself than to listen to a reader or a recording. And it is better for a person before the Friday prayer to perform voluntary prayers by praying the nafilah until the imam arrives. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
He asks and says: What is the ruling on playing a recording of the Noble Qur'an through loudspeakers, especially before the Friday prayer?
Answer:
This is not prescribed. It is not prescribed to play a recording of the Noble Qur'an before the Friday prayer through a microphone, or for one reader to read through a microphone. Rather, the better and more excellent thing is for those present to each read for themselves individually. And whoever wants to pray and perform voluntary prayers until the imam arrives, that is better. And whoever sits and reads the Qur'an or occupies himself with the remembrance of Allah the Exalted, such as tasbih, takbir, seeking forgiveness, and other types of dhikr, that is also recommended. As for one person reading while they listen, or them playing a recording of the Noble Qur'an, that is not desirable. However, this occupies the one who wants to pray and perform voluntary prayers, and it also occupies the one who wants to read for himself. So it is better for a person to read for himself than to listen to a reader or a recording, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward.
من قرأ حرفًا من كتاب الله فله حسنة والحسنة بعشر أمثالها
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم فتح شريط القرآن الكريم بمكبرات الصوت خاصة قبل صلاة الجمعة؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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