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Is it Permissible to Do the Call to prayer (adhan) in a Language Other Than Arabic?

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Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch 

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Is it permissible to do the call to prayer (adhan) in a language other than Arabic?

Question Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

The call to prayer does not count (i.e., is not valid) in any language other than Arabic. [Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]

Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch

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