The Importance of Mu'adhhdhins Verifying the Entry of the Time

Question:
May Allah reward you. This person says: I am one of the mu'adhhdhins in one of the mosques in Riyadh, and I would like a word from Your Eminence, our father Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan, for the mu'adhhdhins regarding verifying the time, because some of them call to prayer before the time has entered.

Answer:
So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Therefore, the mu'adhhdhins, may Allah grant them success, must adhere to the time for the appearance of the dawn and the setting of the sun, because people rely on their adhan; they fast based on their adhan and break their fast based on their adhan. So they bear a great responsibility; they are carrying a responsibility. People may break their fast or fast based on their adhan, and it may be at the wrong time. So they must strive, verify, and look at the sun. Yes.