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PENGGUNAAN PEMBESAR SUARA DI LUAR WAKTU SOLAT
How may loudspeakers be used at mosques and suraus, including outside prayer times?
Short answer
The call to prayer at mosques and suraus is made loud because it manifests a sunnah requirement and a symbol of Islam, besides announcing prayer times and inviting local residents to pray in congregation.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Kedah State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad Al-Fatwa
- Topic
- Governance & Administration
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The call to prayer at mosques and suraus is made loud because it manifests a sunnah requirement and a symbol of Islam, besides announcing prayer times and inviting local residents to pray in congregation. Use of loudspeakers is left to the discretion of mosque officials or the parish committee, taking into account residents' circumstances and local views. The Kedah State Fatwa Committee advised the Kedah Islamic Religious Affairs Department to prepare guidelines on loudspeaker use outside prayer times to standardise practice across the state's mosques.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Laungan azan di setiap masjid dan surau dinyaringkan bagi menzahirkan tuntutan sunah dan syiar Islam.
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How to cite
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Kedah State Mufti Department. “PENGGUNAAN PEMBESAR SUARA DI LUAR WAKTU SOLAT”, date not stated. https://ifatwa.kedah.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2-PENGGUNAAN-PEMBESAR-SUARA-DI-LUAR-WAKTU-SOLAT.pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/loudspeaker-use-outside-prayer-times/