The ruling on appointing a mu'adhdhin who lets his garment hang below the ankles
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Question:
This is the imam of a mosque saying: My mu'adhdhin, the one currently with me, lets his garment hang below the ankles. Is it permissible for me to appoint him, or am I required to appoint someone else to lead the congregation in prayer?
Answer:
Before that, why do you not advise him? He is a Muslim and a mu'adhdhin. Advise him and make it clear to him that this is a major sin among the major sins, and that a Muslim is not fit to be a mu'adhdhin. Either he acts according to the Sunnah and stops letting his garment hang below the ankles, or he is removed from the adhan, because he is a role model whom others see, and they become lax regarding this forbidden matter, which is a major sin among the major sins. He is not fit to remain in the position unless he repents to Allah and shortens his garment according to the Sunnah, abandoning the forbidden practice of letting it hang below the ankles. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
This is the imam of a mosque saying: My mu'adhdhin, the one currently with me, lets his garment hang below the ankles. Is it permissible for me to appoint him, or am I required to appoint someone else to lead the congregation in prayer?
Answer:
Before that, why do you not advise him? He is a Muslim and a mu'adhdhin. Advise him and make it clear to him that this is a major sin among the major sins, and that a Muslim is not fit to be a mu'adhdhin. Either he acts according to the Sunnah and stops letting his garment hang below the ankles, or he is removed from the adhan, because he is a role model whom others see, and they become lax regarding this forbidden matter, which is a major sin among the major sins. He is not fit to remain in the position unless he repents to Allah and shortens his garment according to the Sunnah, abandoning the forbidden practice of letting it hang below the ankles. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-027-الرقية الشرعية أحكام وضوابط|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (55:20)
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