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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Repairing the loudspeaker during the Friday sermon

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The questioner:
If the imam is delivering the Friday sermon and a malfunction occurs with the loudspeaker, is it permissible for anyone in the congregation to repair it without invalidating the Friday prayer, or must the imam order him to do so?

The Shaykh:
He performs the repair, but one of the worshippers takes over the takbir, conveying the takbir to those behind him. When the imam says takbir, he says takbir, raising his voice so that the people can hear him.
I mean the question: if the device malfunctions during the prayer, he does not go and pray with it, but one of the ma'mum volunteers to convey the takbir and the taslim. Yes. He says: If a malfunction occurs in the loudspeaker during the Friday sermon, is it permissible for one of the ma'mum to repair it, or must the imam order him to do so? It is not a problem. The imam knows that he should repair the device, so he gets up and repairs it. May Allah reward him well. This is cooperation in righteousness and piety.

The questioner:
And is it considered invalid?

The Shaykh:
No, it is not, because there is an excuse here. This is due to an excuse and a need. Yes.
Source أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [20] — alfawzan.live (1:19:44)

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