Whether woman in state of Ihram should recite Talbiyah aloud or in secret

25-8-2016 | IslamWeb

Question:

What is better for the woman in the state of Ihram (ritual state of consecration): to recite Talbiyah loudly or secretly?

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Answer:

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It is not valid, in the Sharee'ah, for a woman in the state of Ihram to recite the Talbiyah aloud beyond the level of being audible to herself. In his Al-Mughni, Ibn Qudaamah says relating from Ibn ‘Abdul-Barr, “The scholars agree unanimously that it is an act of the Sunnah for the woman not to raise her voice. She just has to make herself hear her voice and no more. That is the opinion of ‘Ata’, Maalik, Al-Awza‘i, Ash-Shaafi‘i and the Hanafi scholars.”

According to Al-Mardawi in Al-Insaf:

"It is an act of the Sunnah for the woman to not raise her voice. That is the consensus of the scholars, as was reported by Ibn Al-Munthir. It is unfavorable for her to raise her voice beyond the level of being audible to her female companion by her side. That is the correct opinion of the Hanbali school."

Allaah Knows best.