- Doing it in a group as what happens in the Umayyad Mosque [in Damascus].

- Raising voices with it excessively in an musical tone.

- Prolonging the vowels so much that the Im?m has to wait for them or even preceds them in the acts of Sal?t; for example, the Im?m does the second Sajdah before they finish saying Takb?r for the first one. (1)

Counting the mistakes the Muballigh?n [sing. Muballigh] commit, Ibn ‘Abd?n said: ‘ ... some of these: raising one’s voice more than needed, even if those behind the Im?m are few to whom the Im?m’s voice could reach easily. It is stated in “As-Sir?j” that if the Im?m himself raises his voice more than needed, he has indeed done a mistake’. (2)

Commenting on the prophet’s ( - ) manner in doing Sal?t while in his death sickness, Al-A‘mash said: ‘People were led by Ab? Bakr’s ( - رضي الله عنه -) Sal?t [who was himself led by the prophet ( - )]’. That is, Ab? Bakr used to inform people with the prophet’s ( - ) Takb?r.

In “Ad-Dir?yah”, it is stated: ‘From the aforementioned discussion, one could conclude the permissibility of raising the voices by the Mu’aththin?n on Friday and the two Eids Salaw?t’.

Commenting on Ad-Dir?yah’s statmens, Ibn Al-Hum?m said: ‘The manner in which voices are raised these days is not meant by the Dir?yah’s statement. What is meant is informing [the praying muslims with] the Takb?rs. However, what is practiced in this country these days is no doubt a mistake for while raising their voices, the Mu’aththin?n prolong the vowels in “All?hu Akbar” the thing which renders one’s Sal?t invalid, even if one single vowel is prolonged. Besides, they occupy themselves with beautifying the