The ruling on paying a wage to the one who leads the prayer in the imam's place
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Question:
He says: I am the imam of a mosque, and it may happen that I have to travel, so I appoint someone else to lead the prayer. Is it obligatory for me to pay him the full wage, or only part of it?
Answer:
It is according to what you two agree upon. If he volunteers and seeks the reward from Allah, filling in for you in the imamate, that is better for him. Yes.
He says: I am the imam of a mosque, and it may happen that I have to travel, so I appoint someone else to lead the prayer. Is it obligatory for me to pay him the full wage, or only part of it?
Answer:
It is according to what you two agree upon. If he volunteers and seeks the reward from Allah, filling in for you in the imamate, that is better for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-06-الاعتصام بالكتاب والسنة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (40:40)
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