We are on the top of a mountain and the mu'adhdhin is in the valley, so are we obligated to descend for the congregation?
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Question:
A message has reached the program from the listener Mut'ib al-Rifai from the Rif region, the mountains of Zahwan. Our brother says: We are in the Rif region, living in valleys and on mountains. We can hear the voice of the mu'adhdhin in the mosques in our villages, but we are unable to respond to the call. We are on the top of a mountain, and the mu'adhdhin is in the valley. If I walk one day, I hear the call for the midday prayer, for example, and I may not be able to catch up until the afternoon prayer. I heard a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): that a blind man said, "Do you find for me a dispensation?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He said: Yes. He said: Is everyone who hears the call obligated to respond, even if they are in our situation? Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is the customary call without loudspeakers. If a person hears it when the sounds are quiet, he is near, and it is obligatory for him to attend. As for hearing it through loudspeakers, this is heard from far away, so it is not obligatory for him if he is far from the mosque and it is difficult for him, and perhaps if he set out after the adhan, he would not reach the mosque. This is not obligatory for him, and it is not included in the hadith. What is intended in the hadith is hearing the mu'adhdhin in the customary manner in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), without loudspeakers. So if he hears the call, it is obligatory for him to attend if he is able. But if he is sick or unable, it is not obligatory for him.
As for if he hears it through loudspeakers, this is heard from far away, so it is not obligatory for him if he is far and it is difficult for him to attend, or if he were to attend, he would not catch it. If he were to attend after the adhan, he would not catch it. This is not included in the hadith. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A message has reached the program from the listener Mut'ib al-Rifai from the Rif region, the mountains of Zahwan. Our brother says: We are in the Rif region, living in valleys and on mountains. We can hear the voice of the mu'adhdhin in the mosques in our villages, but we are unable to respond to the call. We are on the top of a mountain, and the mu'adhdhin is in the valley. If I walk one day, I hear the call for the midday prayer, for example, and I may not be able to catch up until the afternoon prayer. I heard a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): that a blind man said, "Do you find for me a dispensation?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do you hear the call?
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أجبAnswer:
This is the customary call without loudspeakers. If a person hears it when the sounds are quiet, he is near, and it is obligatory for him to attend. As for hearing it through loudspeakers, this is heard from far away, so it is not obligatory for him if he is far from the mosque and it is difficult for him, and perhaps if he set out after the adhan, he would not reach the mosque. This is not obligatory for him, and it is not included in the hadith. What is intended in the hadith is hearing the mu'adhdhin in the customary manner in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), without loudspeakers. So if he hears the call, it is obligatory for him to attend if he is able. But if he is sick or unable, it is not obligatory for him.
As for if he hears it through loudspeakers, this is heard from far away, so it is not obligatory for him if he is far and it is difficult for him to attend, or if he were to attend, he would not catch it. If he were to attend after the adhan, he would not catch it. This is not included in the hadith. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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