Troubling Technology: The Deobandī Debate on the Loudspeaker and Ritual Prayer (Article)

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Author: Ali Altaf Mian

Excerpt: In the Hanafī School, prayer becomes invalid if the imām follows the corrections of a non-muqtadī, while the muqtadī’s prayer becomes invalid if the audible instructions of someone other than the imām are followed, excluding mukabbirūn due to their mention in hadīth reports.

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1. According to the KutubNotes summary of Deobandī jurists, how is the legal status of a modern technological device typically determined?
2. What position did Ḥusayn Aḥmad take regarding the loudspeaker’s sound in congregational prayer?
3. Which reason did Muhammad Shafī‘ use to argue that using a loudspeaker does not invalidate the imām’s or congregant’s prayer?
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