Is it permissible for the mu'adhdhin to appoint someone to call the adhan in his place and give him a portion of the salary?
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The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace. I have a question, if you please. A mu'adhdhin at one of the mosques wanted to travel for a month. How is that? A mu'adhdhin at one of the mosques. He decided to travel for a month and appointed the imam to take over the adhan, or to appoint another person, and he told him the amount, meaning the salary for this month. So the imam agreed with another person for four hundred riyals. When the mu'adhdhin returned, the imam informed him of this agreement. The mu'adhdhin then said, "Take the amount. I will give the person you agreed with the four hundred, and you take the rest." Is he entitled to do that? Okay. He told us that the mu'adhdhin said to the imam, "Take the full amount and pay the person you agreed with four hundred riyals, and you take the rest." Is it permissible for the imam to take that? What did the imam do? The imam. So that he takes a reward for himself.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, he appoints a person.
The questioner : Do you reward us with something? Do you reward us?
The Shaykh : Yes. And he appoints a person to take over.
The questioner : Do you understand?
The Shaykh : Aywah.
The questioner : But did he do anything? Did he call the adhan?
The Shaykh : No, he calls the adhan at some times, but if the mu'adhdhin is absent for a time or a time.
The questioner : The point is that a person takes on a position.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then he appoints another for less than the reward.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then he has consumed the money wrongfully.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : With peace.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace. I have a question, if you please. A mu'adhdhin at one of the mosques wanted to travel for a month. How is that? A mu'adhdhin at one of the mosques. He decided to travel for a month and appointed the imam to take over the adhan, or to appoint another person, and he told him the amount, meaning the salary for this month. So the imam agreed with another person for four hundred riyals. When the mu'adhdhin returned, the imam informed him of this agreement. The mu'adhdhin then said, "Take the amount. I will give the person you agreed with the four hundred, and you take the rest." Is he entitled to do that? Okay. He told us that the mu'adhdhin said to the imam, "Take the full amount and pay the person you agreed with four hundred riyals, and you take the rest." Is it permissible for the imam to take that? What did the imam do? The imam. So that he takes a reward for himself.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, he appoints a person.
The questioner : Do you reward us with something? Do you reward us?
The Shaykh : Yes. And he appoints a person to take over.
The questioner : Do you understand?
The Shaykh : Aywah.
The questioner : But did he do anything? Did he call the adhan?
The Shaykh : No, he calls the adhan at some times, but if the mu'adhdhin is absent for a time or a time.
The questioner : The point is that a person takes on a position.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then he appoints another for less than the reward.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then he has consumed the money wrongfully.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : With peace.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2795- هل يجوز للمؤذن ان يوكل شخص يأذن مكانه ويعطيه جزء من الراتب/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 — youtube.com
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