The ruling on the salary of the mu'adhdhin who delegates the call to prayer to another through deception
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the deception that many people resort to regarding the position of the mu'adhdhin? They register their name with the endowments as the mu'adhdhin, then delegate it to someone else. Is the money the delegate takes lawful or forbidden?
Answer:
It is forbidden. The money he takes under these circumstances is forbidden if he does not perform the job without a Shari'ah element, but rather through deception. It is generally forbidden: either he performs the work, or he leaves it to someone else. As for deception, it is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the deception that many people resort to regarding the position of the mu'adhdhin? They register their name with the endowments as the mu'adhdhin, then delegate it to someone else. Is the money the delegate takes lawful or forbidden?
Answer:
It is forbidden. The money he takes under these circumstances is forbidden if he does not perform the job without a Shari'ah element, but rather through deception. It is generally forbidden: either he performs the work, or he leaves it to someone else. As for deception, it is not permissible.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [10] — alfawzan.live (1:19:37)
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