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Is it legislated to call people to congregational prayer using loudspeakers?

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It is not legislated to call out via loudspeaker to gather worshipers for the funeral prayer, whether by saying "prayer is gathering" (الصلاة جامعة) or "prayer for the deceased" (الصلاة على الميت); because it is an innovation. The jurists disliked shouting in the mosque or at its door to announce a death, unless it was in a low voice. Furthermore, the call "prayer is gathering" (الصلاة جامعة) was only reported for the eclipse prayer, and it is not correct to make an analogy to it.

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