The Responsibility of the Imam and the Mu'adhdhin for Children Playing Near the Mosque
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Question:
The second question. The second question also happened yesterday in our mosque. They were in the Fajr prayer, and there were children playing outside the mosque. One of the congregation entered and said, “These are the ones playing under your responsibility, O Imam and Mu'adhdhin.” Is this person’s statement correct? Is it the Imam’s responsibility? Or is it the congregation’s responsibility? Thank you. Thank you.
Answer:
If it is their habit to play near the mosque, it is obligatory for the Imam or the Mu'adhdhin to forbid them from doing so, or to report the matter to those who can stop them. However, if it is not their habit and they came to play after the people had entered the prayer, the Imam and the Mu'adhdhin are not responsible for them. Yes.
The second question. The second question also happened yesterday in our mosque. They were in the Fajr prayer, and there were children playing outside the mosque. One of the congregation entered and said, “These are the ones playing under your responsibility, O Imam and Mu'adhdhin.” Is this person’s statement correct? Is it the Imam’s responsibility? Or is it the congregation’s responsibility? Thank you. Thank you.
Answer:
If it is their habit to play near the mosque, it is obligatory for the Imam or the Mu'adhdhin to forbid them from doing so, or to report the matter to those who can stop them. However, if it is not their habit and they came to play after the people had entered the prayer, the Imam and the Mu'adhdhin are not responsible for them. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 03 فتاوى على الهواء - 03 02 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (38:56)
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