What is the guidance for the imams of mosques who are absent from some of the prayers?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some of the imams of the mosques are absent from some of the prayers on some days. Do they discharge the right of the prayers they are absent from?

Answer:
They should leave off leading the prayer. Either they perform it in the required manner, or if they do not perform it in the required manner, it is obligatory for them to leave it to one who will perform it, unless they are delayed for a legitimate religious excuse, such as illness or a necessary journey. In that case, there is no harm in the excuse, and it is permissible for you to take the reward or salary you receive if your absence is due to a legitimate religious excuse. However, if your absence is due to laziness or being preoccupied with other matters, it is not permissible for you to commit to it and not perform it. And more severe than that is that you take its reward. Yes.