Is it required to recite aloud in all the prayers where recitation is loud, and what is the ruling if a person recites aloud in the first rak'ah and quietly in the second?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : Is it required to recite aloud in all the prayers where recitation is loud? And what is the ruling if a person recites aloud in the first rak'ah and quietly in the second?
The Shaykh : Reciting quietly in its place and reciting aloud in its place in the prayers is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the obligatory part is the recitation, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 394c
If a person recites aloud in a place where recitation should be quiet, or quietly in a place where recitation should be loud, and his intention is to oppose the Sunnah, then there is no doubt that this is forbidden and very serious. But if it is for another purpose, either out of negligence regarding the Sunnah, or for a reason that necessitates reciting quietly or aloud, and the circumstances that necessitate this cannot be enumerated in this context, then there is no harm in it. In fact, if one intentionally leaves off reciting quietly in a place where it should be quiet, or leaves off reciting aloud in a place where it should be loud, and his intention is not to reject the Sunnah or abandon it, then he does not commit a sin, but he misses the reward. However, it is established in the two Sahihs that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes recite a verse aloud in the quiet prayers so that those behind him could hear it occasionally. If the imam does that, there is no blame on him.
This is regarding the imam. As for the followers, they do not recite aloud because that disturbs the others. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to his Companions while they were reciting and raising their voices, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him):As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 59:118 or he said So whenever raising the voice disturbs others, it is prohibited.
On this occasion, I would like to point out that some people do something that causes disturbance, and they intend to do good, if Allah wills. When they establish the congregation, they turn on the loudspeaker from the minaret, and you find that they disturb the nearby mosques and the worshippers in their homes. They may even harm other people who want rest because they have fulfilled what is obligatory upon them. Let us suppose there are sick people in the homes who have prayed and want to rest; these voices sometimes disturb them.
And if these voices disturb the other mosques, then the hadith we referred to, which Malik narrated in "al-Muwatta'" and Ibn 'Abd al-Barr authenticated, applies to their situation. This is the hadith we referred to, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 59:118 or he said Furthermore, raising the call to prayer from the minaret is a cause for laziness and procrastination. Those who hear this from the people of the homes say to themselves, "The iqamah is coming, and it will give me time to catch the last rak'ah." Then the matter proceeds until the prayer is missed because he hears the imam, and he finds himself being negligent, and his soul invites him to laziness. But if it is not heard, then everyone who hears the adhan will prepare for the prayer and go out to it.
So what I see in this matter is that the call to prayer should not be raised from the loudspeakers above the minaret, for the reasons I mentioned from the hadith and the causes that necessitate not raising the call to prayer from these minarets.
As for when the iqamah is called with a loudspeaker from the minaret, I hope there is nothing wrong with that. However, some people objected and said that raising the iqamah from the minaret is also a cause for laziness, because when a person hears the adhan, he waits and says, "I will stay until the iqamah is called." But what I see is that there is no harm in it. In the authentic hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:329 This is evidence that the iqamah in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was heard from outside the mosque. If it is said, "The congregation may be large, the mosque spacious, and the imam's voice weak so that it does not reach the followers," we say: It is possible to have a loudspeaker inside the mosque, not from the minaret, to achieve the purpose. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, esteemed Shaykh.
A message sent by the listener M.A. from Sudan. He says in his message:
The Shaykh : Reciting quietly in its place and reciting aloud in its place in the prayers is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the obligatory part is the recitation, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who does not recite Umm al-Qur'an is not credited with having observed prayer.
لا صلاة لمن لم يقرأ بأم القرأنIf a person recites aloud in a place where recitation should be quiet, or quietly in a place where recitation should be loud, and his intention is to oppose the Sunnah, then there is no doubt that this is forbidden and very serious. But if it is for another purpose, either out of negligence regarding the Sunnah, or for a reason that necessitates reciting quietly or aloud, and the circumstances that necessitate this cannot be enumerated in this context, then there is no harm in it. In fact, if one intentionally leaves off reciting quietly in a place where it should be quiet, or leaves off reciting aloud in a place where it should be loud, and his intention is not to reject the Sunnah or abandon it, then he does not commit a sin, but he misses the reward. However, it is established in the two Sahihs that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes recite a verse aloud in the quiet prayers so that those behind him could hear it occasionally. If the imam does that, there is no blame on him.
This is regarding the imam. As for the followers, they do not recite aloud because that disturbs the others. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to his Companions while they were reciting and raising their voices, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Do not raise your voices over one another in the Qur'an.
لا يجهر بعضكم على بعض في القرأنin the recitation
في القراءةOn this occasion, I would like to point out that some people do something that causes disturbance, and they intend to do good, if Allah wills. When they establish the congregation, they turn on the loudspeaker from the minaret, and you find that they disturb the nearby mosques and the worshippers in their homes. They may even harm other people who want rest because they have fulfilled what is obligatory upon them. Let us suppose there are sick people in the homes who have prayed and want to rest; these voices sometimes disturb them.
And if these voices disturb the other mosques, then the hadith we referred to, which Malik narrated in "al-Muwatta'" and Ibn 'Abd al-Barr authenticated, applies to their situation. This is the hadith we referred to, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not raise your voices over one another in the Qur'an.
لا يجهر بعضكم على بعض في القرأنin the recitation
في القراءةSo what I see in this matter is that the call to prayer should not be raised from the loudspeakers above the minaret, for the reasons I mentioned from the hadith and the causes that necessitate not raising the call to prayer from these minarets.
As for when the iqamah is called with a loudspeaker from the minaret, I hope there is nothing wrong with that. However, some people objected and said that raising the iqamah from the minaret is also a cause for laziness, because when a person hears the adhan, he waits and says, "I will stay until the iqamah is called." But what I see is that there is no harm in it. In the authentic hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:
If you hear the Iqamah, you must walk to the prayer (place) with tranquility and dignity, and do not hasten
إذا سمعتم الإقامة فامشوا إلى الصلاة، وعليكم السكينة والوقار، ولا تسرعواThe questioner : May Allah reward you, esteemed Shaykh.
A message sent by the listener M.A. from Sudan. He says in his message: