The ruling on appointing someone to perform the adhan on one's behalf in exchange for the mosque salary
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Question:
A person says: I appointed another person to perform the adhan on my behalf, on the condition that I give him the fee from the state, and he takes the mosque house. Knowing that this agency is ongoing, is it permissible for him to do so?
Answer:
This is a matter of buying and selling; that is, he takes the house and gives this salary and leaves him to weigh it. This is not permissible. He performs the task completely, and he does not go to the Ministry of Islamic Affairs to resign, and someone else takes it. So this work is not permissible for him. What entitles him to the house when he does not perform the imamah? What entitles him to the salary? It is not his. The reward he takes is to help him with the work. So if he does not perform the work, by what right does he make it lawful for himself?
A person says: I appointed another person to perform the adhan on my behalf, on the condition that I give him the fee from the state, and he takes the mosque house. Knowing that this agency is ongoing, is it permissible for him to do so?
Answer:
This is a matter of buying and selling; that is, he takes the house and gives this salary and leaves him to weigh it. This is not permissible. He performs the task completely, and he does not go to the Ministry of Islamic Affairs to resign, and someone else takes it. So this work is not permissible for him. What entitles him to the house when he does not perform the imamah? What entitles him to the salary? It is not his. The reward he takes is to help him with the work. So if he does not perform the work, by what right does he make it lawful for himself?
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [6] — alfawzan.live (1:15:17)
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