Leading a mosque before its regular imam
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Question:
A questioner says in his question: I am the imam of a mosque. I entered the mosque to lead them in the Fajr prayer, and I found that one of the congregation had already called the iqamah and led them in prayer before the designated time for the iqamah. What is the correct position in this case?
Answer:
It is forbidden to lead prayer in a mosque before its regular imam, except for an excuse or with his permission. If this was due to an excuse or with the imam's permission, there is no harm. However, if there was no justification, they erred in this, so they should not return to such an act. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A questioner says in his question: I am the imam of a mosque. I entered the mosque to lead them in the Fajr prayer, and I found that one of the congregation had already called the iqamah and led them in prayer before the designated time for the iqamah. What is the correct position in this case?
Answer:
It is forbidden to lead prayer in a mosque before its regular imam, except for an excuse or with his permission. If this was due to an excuse or with the imam's permission, there is no harm. However, if there was no justification, they erred in this, so they should not return to such an act. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/054 — archive.org (8:26)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.