If the Ministry of Awqaf obliges the imams of mosques to perform a bid'ah (religious innovation), is it permissible for the imams to refuse?

The questioner : Shaykh, there is a matter concerning the imams here in Algeria, meaning sometimes. What is the word? The imams of the mosques may be compelled to do certain things by the relevant ministry. And we, by ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) or by following, and mostly by following, have not seen this. We may not be able to delve into it considering that it is a bid'ah (religious innovation) or from weak issues and so on. Yes. So, do we, meaning in groups, if we are given an order, for example, let me give you an example to clarify the issue as it is with us: the Friday lesson. The ministry requires the imam, the khatib, to give a lesson before Friday, and then he delivers the khutbah (sermon). And we have been accustomed for a long time to suffice with the khutbah, delivering the khutbah without the lesson. And sometimes we may find some obstacles in this. Some obstacles. The imam who does not adhere to the lesson and does some things may have problems. And similarly, for example, the adhan (call to prayer) on Friday, the single adhan. The ministry, meaning, requested two adhans, meaning on Friday, and so on from the matters that occur.

The Shaykh : The matter of the lesson before the khutbah, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) with no doubt in it, the general lesson. As for one who teaches a group, there is no problem. But you should review the ministry, you write to them evidence from the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and even if you write to the president, understood? If they insist on it, say then he will not be able to.

The questioner : Meaning it cannot be done.

The Shaykh : No, absolutely, no leniency, be patient, we cannot, do you want to appoint another person other than me? I do not prevent you, understood?
This is one thing. And as for the second adhan, it is a right, Friday has two adhans as a right by the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Upon you after me." And the first one to establish the first adhan for Friday was Uthman, Uthman the pure, the rightly guided, his sunnah (recommended practice) is a sunnah to be followed, and it is not said that this is not known in the time of 'Umar and Abu Bakr and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), they say because the cause was not present in their time, the cause was found in the time of Uthman, and then Uthman had a point of view, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Bilal to call the adhan before Fajr to wake the sleeper and return the one who is standing and to eat the suhur (pre-dawn meal), meaning not just for the prayer but for this purpose, so Uthman said when Madinah expanded, it is necessary to alert the people beforehand so that they prepare and attend.
I do not doubt that the first adhan is a sunnah (recommended practice), just as I do not doubt my meeting with you now, or this light bulb, and I blame these who deny it, I blame their minds because they do not understand it. The first adhan is not a bid'ah (religious innovation) and Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) established it, and he had a point of view by analogy to Bilal's adhan before Fajr to return the one who is standing and wake the sleeper.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : The most important thing is for you to extinguish the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) as much as you can. What? Whatever you can, we ask Allah to protect the Muslims from the evil of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation).