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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-771: HUKUM MENGALUNKAN AZAN TIDAK MENGIKUT TAJWID
Is the call to prayer (azan) bound by tajwid rules, and what is the ruling on an azan recited without observing tajwid?
Short answer
The tajwid rules for the azan differ from those for reciting the Quran, as the jurists did not set specific tajwid rules for the azan.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The tajwid rules for the azan differ from those for reciting the Quran, as the jurists did not set specific tajwid rules for the azan. Observing the rights of the letters, such as their points of articulation and attributes, is recommended, while the muezzin is obliged to keep the wording intact so that the meaning does not change. Most scholars consider it disliked to deliberately elongate (tamtit) or sing (talhin) the azan. Elongating beyond the prescribed length, which is six counts according to the preferred view, is also disliked even if the meaning is unchanged.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum menjaga hak-hak huruf seperti makhraj dan sifat huruf adalah sunat. Selain itu, wajib bagi muazin untuk menjaga lafaz azan supaya tidak mengubah makna.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-771: HUKUM MENGALUNKAN AZAN TIDAK MENGIKUT TAJWID”, 16 May 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5644-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-771-hukum-mengalunkan-azan-tidak-mengikut-tajwid. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-azan-without-tajwid/