The Imam of the Mosque Traveling to Be Dutiful to His Parents and Appointing Someone to Pray on His Behalf
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Question:
The Shaykh said: The questioner says about himself that he is the imam of a mosque and supports himself. He sometimes needs to be affected by his parents for three days or more, and sometimes for a week or two. When any mosque is established, someone prays on his behalf, and when he sees himself in such days, or in the prayers in such a state that is colored for him, and he gives what was made for him other than the attendees, and what
Answer:
There is no harm in that. If the travel is for the sake of being dutiful to his parents and greeting them, then this is a legitimate excuse. However, he must appoint an imam who is sufficient for the task. If he appoints someone who is sufficient, there is no harm. He is traveling for a legitimate purpose that is sought, and it is permissible for him to give the substitute some compensation.
The Shaykh said: The questioner says about himself that he is the imam of a mosque and supports himself. He sometimes needs to be affected by his parents for three days or more, and sometimes for a week or two. When any mosque is established, someone prays on his behalf, and when he sees himself in such days, or in the prayers in such a state that is colored for him, and he gives what was made for him other than the attendees, and what
Answer:
There is no harm in that. If the travel is for the sake of being dutiful to his parents and greeting them, then this is a legitimate excuse. However, he must appoint an imam who is sufficient for the task. If he appoints someone who is sufficient, there is no harm. He is traveling for a legitimate purpose that is sought, and it is permissible for him to give the substitute some compensation.
Source
تفسير الشيخ محمد بن عبدالوهاب [5] — alfawzan.live (1:04:33)
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