Is it permissible for us, if we hear a lecture in one place, to deliver it in another place?

Question:
He asks: Is it permissible for us to deliver a lecture that we heard on a tape, given by one of the scholars in a mosque, in another place? In other words, is it permissible for one of us to deliver it in another place, or is this not permissible? Please inform us; may Allah reward you.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, if the questioner’s intention is that they are distributing these lectures, whether written or recorded, so that people may benefit from them, and the topic is of importance, and the one who delivered it is among the trusted scholars, then this is a good thing. This is part of spreading knowledge and cooperating in righteousness and piety.
However, if the questioner’s intention is that he himself will deliver it, or that one of his brothers will deliver it, using the exact text, then this is a matter requiring consideration. Because the one who delivers it, if he does not have a scientific background, may make a mistake in understanding it, or bring up things that the author of the lecture did not intend. And if he has a scientific background and the ability, then he does not need to be bound by someone else’s lecture. The important point is that this is not recommended. Because if he is limited in understanding and knowledge, he is not suitable to convey the words of others, as he may distort them or err in his understanding. And if he has the scientific background, he does not need to convey the words of others; rather, he should speak from the knowledge and eloquence that Allah the Exalted has granted him. In any case, spreading knowledge through writing, lectures, seminars, Friday sermons, and other means is an obligatory duty in order to teach people, for the sake of clarification, and to avoid concealing it. However, it is a condition for the one who takes on this task that he be at a good level of knowledge and practice, so that his words are beneficial, and so that he is also a good example in his person. Yes. May Allah bless you.