The ruling on the imam going to perform voluntary Hajj and leaving his mosque
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The questioner : I ask Allah for that, O Shaykh. O Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), I have some questions for you, may Allah guide you to good. What is the ruling on the imam going to perform voluntary Hajj and leaving his mosque, and the like?
The presenter : This is the first question, O Shaykh. The answer, please proceed, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : If this imam has left behind someone like him or better than him, and the responsible authorities are satisfied with that, and the people of the mosque have agreed.
The presenter : Yes, he goes; there is nothing wrong with that.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong, but if one of these three conditions is missing, he does not go. The obligatory duty of the position is more important than standing in prayer.
The presenter : This is the first question, O Shaykh. The answer, please proceed, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : If this imam has left behind someone like him or better than him, and the responsible authorities are satisfied with that, and the people of the mosque have agreed.
The presenter : Yes, he goes; there is nothing wrong with that.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong, but if one of these three conditions is missing, he does not go. The obligatory duty of the position is more important than standing in prayer.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1537- ما حكم ذهاب الإمام لحج النافلة وترك المسجد /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com (0:14)
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