The Reward of the Mu'adhdhin and Imams, and Advice for Them
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: What is the reward due to the mu'adhdhin, and what is the Shaykh's advice to the imams and mu'adhdhins who are paid?
Answer:
Yes, leading the prayer and the call to prayer carry a great virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged them?
The imam is a guarantor, meaning he bears the responsibility for any deficiency that occurs in the prayer. He must complete the prayer and not omit anything from it. If he does well, he receives his reward and the reward of those behind him. If he does poorly, he bears his sin and the sin of those behind him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The imam is a guarantor." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan ad-Daraqutni 6:46 As for the mu'adhdhin, he is a trustee. He is a trustee over the time. He does not call to prayer before the time enters, except for the Fajr call to wake the people so they can prepare, and likewise the first call on Friday so that people can prepare to go to the Friday prayer. These two calls are permissible before the time.
As for anything other than these two, it is not permissible to call to prayer before the time enters, especially in the days of Ramadan, because the mu'adhdhin is relied upon for fasting and breaking the fast. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 9:232 They are both bearers of a trust. This one bears the trust of the prayer with the ma'mum, and this one bears the trust of the time entering. So he does not call before it, and he does not delay it, especially in Ramadan. If he delays, people eat after the dawn has appeared, relying on his call. Likewise, he does not call before the sun sets, before the Maghrib call, because people break their fast upon his call. Great disorder occurs in that. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: What is the reward due to the mu'adhdhin, and what is the Shaykh's advice to the imams and mu'adhdhins who are paid?
Answer:
Yes, leading the prayer and the call to prayer carry a great virtue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged them?
The imam is a guarantor, meaning he bears the responsibility for any deficiency that occurs in the prayer. He must complete the prayer and not omit anything from it. If he does well, he receives his reward and the reward of those behind him. If he does poorly, he bears his sin and the sin of those behind him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The imam is a guarantor." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
They pray for you. If they do well
يصلون لكم، فإن أحسنIf they do well, it is for you and for them. If they do poorly, it is for you and upon them.
فإن أحسنوا فلكم ولهم، وإن أساءوا فلكم وعليهم،As for anything other than these two, it is not permissible to call to prayer before the time enters, especially in the days of Ramadan, because the mu'adhdhin is relied upon for fasting and breaking the fast. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The imam is a guarantor and the mu'adhdhin is a trustee. So may Allah guide the imams and forgive the mu'adhdhins.
الإمام ضامن والمؤذن مؤتمن، فأرشد الله الأئمة وغفر للمؤذنين،
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/296 — archive.org (3:06)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
