The Imam's Responsibility for Missing the Prayer
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Question:
This questioner says: I am the imam of a mosque. I miss the congregational prayer once for a valid excuse and once without an excuse. Am I required to give up a portion of the salary I receive for my imamate corresponding to the times I miss?
Answer:
This does not exempt you from responsibility. You are responsible, and the imamate of the mosque is a responsibility that you do not abandon except for a valid religious excuse. You must maintain the imamate of the mosque, and it is not a matter of choice where you attend if you wish and do not attend if you wish, saying you want to deduct from the salary. This does not exempt you from the responsibility of the mosque's imamate. Yes.
This questioner says: I am the imam of a mosque. I miss the congregational prayer once for a valid excuse and once without an excuse. Am I required to give up a portion of the salary I receive for my imamate corresponding to the times I miss?
Answer:
This does not exempt you from responsibility. You are responsible, and the imamate of the mosque is a responsibility that you do not abandon except for a valid religious excuse. You must maintain the imamate of the mosque, and it is not a matter of choice where you attend if you wish and do not attend if you wish, saying you want to deduct from the salary. This does not exempt you from the responsibility of the mosque's imamate. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/130 — archive.org (10:24)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.