Women’s Corner
1. Hearing a recording of a verse of prostration
Q: What do the scholars of Islam say about the following matter: Will it be necessary (wājib) to perform the prostration of recitation (sajdat al-tilāwat) if one hears a verse of prostration on a WhatsApp status?
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
A: In the above-mentioned scenario, where a recording of a verse of prostration is shared on a WhatsApp status, the prostration of recitation will not be necessary for the listeners. This is because the ulema have declared it to be a reverberating sound similar to an echo, and the prostration of recitation does not become necessary in the case of a reverberating sound.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
Answered by: Abu al-Hasan Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari
2. Women reciting n’ats and nashids on a microphone?
Q: What do the scholars of Islam say about the following matter: Can a woman recite n’ats in a gathering of women, when it is certain that her voice will reach non-mahram men? Can women recite in such a loud voice or not?
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
A: Firstly, it should be noted that for a woman to recite n’ats in a gathering of women is permissible and a source of countless blessings and rewards. However, an act will only be rewarding if it is done whilst observing the boundaries of Islam. If it results in violating any aspect of Islam, it will be sinful. For example, if one offers salah to show off, she will be sinful, as she offered salah whilst undermining the teachings of Islam.
Therefore, whilst it is certainly permissible and a means of reward for women to organise milad gatherings, it is necessary that their melodious voices do not reach non-mahram men. If the voice of a woman is so loud that it will reach a non-mahram, it will be impermissible and sinful for her to recite n’ats in such a volume. This is irrespective of whether she is reciting on a microphone or not, and whether she is in the room of a house or in some other place, because for non-mahrams to hear the melodious voice of a woman can cause corruption (fitna). So, it is impermissible.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
Answered by: Abu Siddeeq Muhammad Abu Bakr Attari
Verified by: Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari
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