I came to the mosque and found the mu'adhdhin reciting from the Book of Allah in a loud voice
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The questioner : I came to the mosque and found the mu'adhdhin reciting from the Book of Allah in a loud voice. Which is better: to greet him in such a situation, or to pray the greeting of the mosque, or to let him continue reciting from the Book of Allah the Exalted without interrupting his recitation?
The Shaykh : In this situation, do not greet him so as not to interrupt his recitation, unless you fear that harm will result from it, in which case there is no harm in greeting him. However, this questioner mentioned that the mu'adhdhin recites loudly. If he recites loudly in a way that disturbs those who are praying, it is not permissible for him to do so, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his companions while they were praying and reciting loudly: And in another hadith: Sunan Abi Dawud 1332Sahih (Al-Albani) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made it clear that this is a nuisance, and it is well known that it is forbidden for a person to cause harm to his believing brothers. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ahzab 33:58] A man would come to the mosque after eating onions, garlic, or leeks, which have a bad smell, and he would leave the mosque so that people would not be bothered by his smell.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : In this situation, do not greet him so as not to interrupt his recitation, unless you fear that harm will result from it, in which case there is no harm in greeting him. However, this questioner mentioned that the mu'adhdhin recites loudly. If he recites loudly in a way that disturbs those who are praying, it is not permissible for him to do so, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his companions while they were praying and reciting loudly:
Each of you is conversing with his Lord, so let not some of you raise his voice over others in recitation
كلكم يناجي ربه، فلا يجهرن بعضكم على بعض في القراءةOne should not trouble the other and one should not raise the voice in recitation
فلا يؤذين بعضكم بعضاً في القراءةAnd those who harm believing men and believing women for [something] other than what they have earned have certainly born upon themselves a slander and manifest sin.
وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ بِغَيْرِ مَا اكْتَسَبُوا فَقَدِ احْتَمَلُوا بُهْتَانًا وَإِثْمًا مُبِينًاThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.