The Shari'ah Ruling on Listening to a Woman’s Voice after Technical Modification: A Concise Jurisprudential Study

Abstract

This study examines the impact of digital audio processing on the Islamic legal ruling regarding listening to a woman’s voice, focusing on the distinction between altering vocal attributes and altering its essential nature. The study aims to clarify the points of disagreement among jurists regarding listening to women’s voices, highlight the effects of technological modifications, and to extract relevant jurisprudential principles. The research employs a descriptive approach to analyze the nature of vocal modifications, an analytical approach to examine juristic opinions, and an applied approach to connect these principles with contemporary practices. The study concludes that a digitally modified voice, when transformed to resemble a child’s voice, does not fall under the original prohibition of an adult woman’s voice if the causes of temptation are removed, provided that the content of speech remains permissible.