Recitation in Maghrib, Isha, and Fajr: Aloud or Silent?
❖ Question
In Maghrib, Isha, and Fajr prayers, should the recitation be aloud (jahri) or silent (sirri)?
❖ Answer
If Maghrib, Isha, and Fajr are performed in congregation, the imam should recite aloud. There is consensus (ijma‘) on this ruling, and the practice is established through continuous transmission (tawatur).
❀ ʿAllamah Zubaydi al-Hanafi (رحمه الله, 800H) said:
هذا هو المأثور المتواتر.
“This practice has been transmitted through mutawatir reports.”
(Al-Jawhara al-Nayyirah, 1/56)
