FatwaKedahPrayer (Salah)
PANDUAN PENGGUNAAN PEMBESAR SUARA DI MASJID / SURAU MENIMBULKAN KERESAHAN DALAM KALANGAN MASYARAKAT SETEMPAT
What are the guidelines for using loudspeakers at mosques and surau when they cause unease among local residents?
Short answer
The call to prayer (azan) and iqamah may be broadcast through both the outer and inner loudspeakers of a mosque or surau.
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
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The call to prayer (azan) and iqamah may be broadcast through both the outer and inner loudspeakers of a mosque or surau. Other activities such as tarhim, recorded Quran recitation, lectures, talks, forums, berzanji and qasidah are permitted if most residents of the parish are Muslim and nearby residents have not complained. If there are complaints about the outer loudspeakers, the committee is advised to use only the inner loudspeakers, make use of online platforms for outreach, and adjust the volume during post-prayer wirid so that other worshippers are not disturbed.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Oleh itu, azan dan iqamah dibenarkan menggunakan pembesar suara (bahagian luar dan dalam) untuk memenuhi tujuan tersebut.
Read the full fatwa on the Kedah website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Kedah State Mufti Department. “PANDUAN PENGGUNAAN PEMBESAR SUARA DI MASJID / SURAU MENIMBULKAN KERESAHAN DALAM KALANGAN MASYARAKAT SETEMPAT”, date not stated. https://ifatwa.kedah.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Irsyad-al-Fatwa-Panduan-Penggunaan-Pembesar-Suara-Di-Masjid-dan-Surau.pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/mosque-surau-loudspeaker-use-guidelines-complaints/