A Mu'adhdhin Who Is Ten Minutes Late for the Time of Adhan: Does He Still Call the Adhan at That Time?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the mu'adhdhin is ten minutes late for the time of the adhan, is he permitted to call the adhan after that?
Answer:
No, he would mislead the people if he is late for the entry of the time. There are other mu'adhdhins who have already called the adhan, and the requirement has been fulfilled by the adhan of the others, so he does not call the adhan; he would mislead the people. Perhaps the fasting would be delayed because of him after the dawn has appeared, so one must be careful of this matter. However, if no one has called the adhan, he calls it; there is nothing wrong with that. But if there are mu'adhdhins in the town, he relies on their adhan.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the mu'adhdhin is ten minutes late for the time of the adhan, is he permitted to call the adhan after that?
Answer:
No, he would mislead the people if he is late for the entry of the time. There are other mu'adhdhins who have already called the adhan, and the requirement has been fulfilled by the adhan of the others, so he does not call the adhan; he would mislead the people. Perhaps the fasting would be delayed because of him after the dawn has appeared, so one must be careful of this matter. However, if no one has called the adhan, he calls it; there is nothing wrong with that. But if there are mu'adhdhins in the town, he relies on their adhan.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2136 -2802] مؤذن تأخر عن وقت الأذان بعشر دقائق، فهل يؤذن ذلك الوقت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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