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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to hasten between the adhan and the iqamah?

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Question:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some of our imams make the interval between the adhan and the iqamah the length of performing wudu and a voluntary prayer, then they call for the prayer. Some people whose homes are far from the mosque complain. The imam performed wudu before the time, went to the mosque early before the adhan, and cites a hadith as evidence, which is
I used to eat the suhur with my family, then it would be a speed on my part to catch the prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)كنت أتسحر في أهلي، ثم تكون سرعة بي أن أدرك الصلاة مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
. Is his citation correct?

Answer:
And it would be. Or it would be a speed on my part to catch the prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). In any case, the imam must consider the conditions of the ma'mum (those praying behind him) and not burden them with a long wait, nor burden them by hastening so much that they miss catching the prayer. He must consider their conditions. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he saw them gathering, would hasten, and when he saw them delaying, he would delay. This is in the 'Isha' prayer, and likewise in the other prayers. The imam must consider the conditions of the ma'mum. He should not hasten in a way that causes them to miss it, nor delay in a way that harms them by waiting. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1838] هل يجوز الاستعجال بين الأذان والإقامة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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