The Adhan Between the Obligatory and the Recommended
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Question:
This makes us, Your Eminence the Shaykh, ask about the adhan: is it obligatory or a recommended practice?
Answer:
It is a collective obligation. If one person performs it, that is sufficient; they call it a collective obligation. The iqamah is also a collective obligation. One person calls the adhan and that is sufficient in the mosque. If it is a small village, one person is sufficient. If it is a large one, every mosque has its own mu'adhdhin.
This makes us, Your Eminence the Shaykh, ask about the adhan: is it obligatory or a recommended practice?
Answer:
It is a collective obligation. If one person performs it, that is sufficient; they call it a collective obligation. The iqamah is also a collective obligation. One person calls the adhan and that is sufficient in the mosque. If it is a small village, one person is sufficient. If it is a large one, every mosque has its own mu'adhdhin.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب قضاء الفوائت — islamhouse.com (15:23)
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