*Ruling on a womanperforming the adhaan.

*What is the ruling on a woman performing the adhaan for men?.
Praise be to Allaah.
For fourteen hundred years the custom among the Muslims has been that
the adhaan has not been performed by anyone except men. This alone
should be sufficient evidence that women are not allowed to perform
the adhaan for men. Going against this is going against the way of the
believers. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad) after
the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than
the believers' way, We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and
burn him in Hell — what an evil destination!"
[al-Nisa' 4:115]
The matter would be too clear to need any evidence or argument, were
it not for the fact that there are people whose eyes have been sealed
by Allaah and who are arguing about matters that should be regarded as
firmly-established aspects of this religion.
The evidence for that from the Sunnah is as follows:
1 – al-Bukhaari (604) and Muslim (377) narrated that Ibn 'Umar (may
Allaah be pleased with him) said: When the Muslims came to Madeenah,
they used to gather and wait for the prayer, and there was no call for
the prayer. One day they spoke about that and some of them said, "Let
us use a bell like the bell of the Christians." Others said, "No, let
us use a horn like the horn of the Jews." 'Umar said, "Why don't you
send a man to give the call to prayer?" The Messenger of Allaah(peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, "O Bilaal, get up and call
the people to prayer."
This hadeeth indicates that the decision of the Sahaabah was that no
one should give the call to prayer except men, and there is no room
for women to do that, because 'Umar said, "Why don't you send a man to
give the call to prayer?"
2 – al-Bukhaari (684) and Muslim (421) narrated from Sahl ibn Sa'd
al-Saa'idi (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of
Allaah(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever
notices anything amiss during the prayer, let him say tasbeeh, for if
he does so it will be noticed; and clapping is only for women."
al-Haafiz said:
It is as if women are not allowed to say tasbeeh because they are
enjoined to keep their voices low in prayer at all times, because of
the fear of fitnah. End quote.
If women are forbidden to alert the imam by speaking if he makes a
mistake, and should clap instead, so that they will not raise their
voices in the presence of men, then how can it be allowed for a woman
to give the adhaan?
The scholars are agreed that it is not prescribed for women to give
the adhaan for men. There follow some of their comments on this topic:
It says inBadaa'i' al-Sanaa'i'(1/411) (Hanafi):
It is not allowed for a woman to give the adhaan, according to all the reports.
It says inMawaahib al-Jaleel(2/87) (Maaliki):
The adhaan of a woman is not valid. End quote.
Al-Shaafa'i said inal-Umm(1/84):
A woman should not give the call to prayer, and if she gives the
adhaan for men, her adhaan is not valid (and they should repeat it).
End quote.
It says inal-Insaaf(1/395) (Hanbali):
The adhaan of a woman is not valid. End quote.