What is the ruling on moving from mosque to mosque on the pretext of the imam's beautiful voice?
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The questioner : A question may occur to some of you regarding moving from mosque to mosque on the pretext of the imam's voice or the beauty of the imam's voice?
The Shaykh : If the imam's voice is melodic in a way that contradicts the Shari'ah, then this is an excuse worse than a sin.
As for if one intends an imam in a mosque far from him who is proficient in prayer and beautifies it, preserves its sunnahs and etiquettes, and may deliver a sermon from which people benefit after the completion of the prayer, then this is not intending the mosque for the sake of increasing steps, but rather for acquiring knowledge. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2682Da'if (Darussalam) So the previous observation regarding the effort of taking steps in order to gain reward through these steps because the mosque is far, this is what is intended by the prohibition of moving from mosque to mosque, yes.
The Shaykh : If the imam's voice is melodic in a way that contradicts the Shari'ah, then this is an excuse worse than a sin.
As for if one intends an imam in a mosque far from him who is proficient in prayer and beautifies it, preserves its sunnahs and etiquettes, and may deliver a sermon from which people benefit after the completion of the prayer, then this is not intending the mosque for the sake of increasing steps, but rather for acquiring knowledge. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: