Advice for Imams and Mu'adhdhins in Performing Their Duties

The questioner:
Regarding the matter of the Shaykh, we ask you to provide guidance, meaning advice and direction, to our brothers the Imams and Mu'adhdhins, for unfortunately some of them fall short in performing their duties in the mosques, whether in leading the prayer or in calling the Adhan. Okay, thank you.

The Shaykh:
Leading the prayer and calling the Adhan are two great duties. It is obligatory for whoever takes them on to perform them as required. The Mu'adhdhin performs the Adhan and observes the times of prayer; he does not precede them or delay them, but he regulates them, for he is a trustee, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Imam is a guarantor of the prayer because he prays with the people, so he must perfect the prayer and not rush through it or hasten it. He must also consider the conditions of the Ma'mumin so that he does not burden them. The Imam bears a great responsibility and must not be absent, for some Mu'adhdhins are absent and some Imams are absent, and this is a waste of the trust and a waste of the burden they carry. It is obligatory for those responsible for the mosques to check on these people, and if one repeatedly shows negligence in performing his work, he should be replaced by someone else. Yes.

The presenter:
Thank you to the caller