Is raising the voice when reciting the Talbiyah recommended in cities (Amsar) and their mosques?

Chapter on Mentioning Ihram

Al-Mughni

Book of Hajj

Book 11 · Issue 1 · Bab 2

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Primary text

Raising the voice when reciting the Talbiyah is not recommended in cities and their mosques, except in Mecca and the Sacred Mosque (Al-Masjid al-Haram). This view is attributed to Malik. The evidence for this prohibition is the statement narrated from Ibn Abbas, who heard a man reciting the Talbiyah in Medina and remarked, "This person is insane; the Talbiyah should only be recited when one has emerged (from the city/settlement)."

Supporting text

Al-Shafi'i holds that the Talbiyah should be recited loudly in all mosques, taking the general scope of the relevant Hadith as evidence. The counter-argument relies on the saying of Ibn Abbas and the principle that mosques are built for prayer, and a general prohibition against raising voices within them (except for the Imam) must be maintained in its generality.