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Scents of Jannah
But reciting Quran is not speaking from oneself. It's Word of Allah. :statisfie:
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Yes. But no distinction is made here as to what you are saying. If you think about it logically, when anyone hears beautiful Qur'an recitation, they say maashallah that was beautiful, he has such a great voice. Now imagine a sister reciting beautifully in front of men. The sisters will be thinking the recitation was just beautiful, she has such a nice voice etc.....so what will the men be thinking?
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Scents of Jannah
You can only 'allure' by saying dodgy stuff in a soft voice. That's totally different. So I'm not satisfied yet lol. :><:
Had that been the case, then women would have been allowed to give the adhaan for prayer in front of non-mahram men, as the adhaan is not remotely "dodgy". Or women would have been allowed to correct the imaam in the salaat by using their voices.
"There is no harm if the other man is spoken to in case of a genuine need, ........ There should be no undue softness in her tone, no allurement in her conversation, no consciously affected mellowness in her voice, which should excite the male hearer's emotions and encourage him to make advances....About such a manner of speech Allah clearly says that this does not behove a woman who has any fear of God in her heart and desire to avoid evil................. If this verse is read together with verse 31 of Surah An-Nur, in which Allah says: "They should not stamp the ground in walking lest their hidden decoration is revealed," the intention of the Lord clearly seems to be that the women should not attract other men by their voice or the jingle of their ornaments unnecessarily and if at all they have to speak to the other men, they should speak to them in an un-affected tone and manner.
That is why it is forbidden for the woman to pronounce the call to the Prayer. Moreover, if a woman is attending a congregational Prayer and the Imam commits a mistake, she is not permitted to say Subhan-Allah like the males but should only tap her hands to call the imam's attention to the error.
(The meaning of the Qur'an, by S. Maududi)
He did not let women say Subhaan Allaah because they are commanded to lower their voices in prayer in all circumstances, because of the fear that their voices may cause fitnah (temptation).
If that is the case for the compulsory prayers then what about unncessary recitation of the Qur'an in front of non-mahram men?
I think you may have missed the second link I gave above.
http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/83032/woman%20qur'aan Even for the noble purpose of memorising the Qur'an, you have to learn from a female teacher. If no female is avaialble, then there are certain conditions with which a male teacher may be used, including:
None of them should speak in a soft voice.
They should speak with the teacher only as much as is necessary.
The teacher should be elderly, married and known for righteousness and piety.
Jazaakillah for your question sister. I hope that's made it a bit clearer.
Allah knows best, and any errors are from me.
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