[2/ 23] The first: Raising one’s voice with sending Sal?t on the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) after reciting ’Ath?n; this is indeed a Bid‘ah. (1) Even the act of sending Sal?t on the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) secretly by the Mu’aththin after calling the ’Ath?n depends on no hard evidence.
If it is raised that sending Sal?t on the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) is of Sunnah according to the general order in the prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) had?th which states: ‘when you hear the Mu’aththin recites ’Ath?n, repeat what he says then send Sal?t on me’, this will be refuted as follows:
The prophet’s ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) order is addressed to those who hear the ’Ath?n, not the Mu’aththin himself. Besides, were this hypothesis true, this would entail that the Mu’aththin should repeat the statements of ’Ath?n after himself the thing which none of the ‘Ulamah held to be true, on the contrary it is a Bid‘ah.
On the other hand, the Mu’aththin is not prohibited to send Sal?t on the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) secretly, but he had better not do it so often lest people think that sending Sal?t on the prophet after the ’Ath?n is part of it or misunderstand the interpretation of the aforementioned had?th, so pay heed to this. (2)
[3/ 23] The second: Mispronouncing the ’Ath?n to an extent that some letters and vowels are totally changed and others added for the sake of retaining the musical tune.
(1) See: “Ad-Dur Al-Mukht?r” (vol. 1 / p. 390), “Mirq?t Al-Maf?tih” (vol. 1 / p. 423), “Majm?‘ Al-Fat?w?” (vol. 22 / p. 470) “Al-Madkhal” (vol. 2 / pp. 255 - 6), ’ “Ad-D?nul Kh?lis” (vol. 2 / pp. 88 - 9), “Al-Fat?w? Al-Fiqhiyyah Al-Kubr?” (vol. 1 / p. 131), “Al-Khutat Al-Maqriziyyah” (vol. 2 / p. 172), “Kashf Al-Gummah” (vol. 1 / p. 80), “Al-was?lah Il? Sahf?‘at Sahib Al-Was?lah” (p. 24 - 7), “Isl?h Al-Mas?jid” (pp.133 - 4), “Fiqh As-Sunnah” (vol. 1 / p.216), “Al-’Ibd?‘ Fi Mad?r Al-Ibtid?‘ ” (pp.173 - 5), “Al-Masjid Fil Isl?m” (pp. 193 - 7), “Tam?mul Minnah” (p. 158).
See also-regarding adding the statement “Hayya ‘Al? Khairil ‘Amal” to the ’Ath?n-“Majm?‘ Al-Fat?w?” (vol. 23 / p. 103), “As-Saylul Jarr?r” (vol. 1 / p. 205), “Ris?lah Fil ’Ath?n” by Al-Mu‘?fir? (p. 76), “As-S?rah Al-Halabiyyah” (vol. 1 / p. 487), “Al-Mubdi‘ “(vol. 1 / p. 328), “Al-Mabs?t” (vol. 1 / p. 138), “Al-Majm?’ “(vol. 3 / p. 108), “Al-Muhall?” (vol. 3 / p.146), “As-Si‘?yah” (vol. 2 / p. 24) by Al-Laknaw?, “Tham Al-‘Aw?rid F? Tham Ar-Raw?fid” (p. 133) and “Al-Isl?m was Sah?bah Al-Kir?m bainas Sunnah Wash Sh?‘ah” (p. 4).
(2) “Tam?mul Minnah” (p. 158).