Can a Woman call the Athan, and is Her Voice considered 'Awrah?

Question :

Is it allowed for a woman to call the Athan, and is her voice considered 'Awrah?

Answer:

According to the most correct saying of the scholars, the woman is not to call the Athan, because she was not charged with that, and she was not authorized to do it in the time of the Prophet, nor in the time of the Well-Guided Caliphs, may Allah be pleased with them.

Secondly, the voice of a woman is not normally considered to be Awrah, because the women used to complain to the Prophet and ask him about Islamic matters. They also did that with the Well-Guided Caliphs, may Allah be pleased with them, and those charged with authority who came after them. They also used to give salutations of peace to men who were not from their families and they used to return the salutations upon them, and no one among the scholars of Islam criticized this. But it is not permissible for her to speak in low, beguiling tones, because this is seductive for men and is a temptation for them, according to the Words of Allah, the Most High:

O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you keep your duty (to Allah), then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy or evil desire for adultery etc.) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner.)

Source:
The Permanent Committee
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 2 Pages 126-127

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