Who is more entitled to the iqamah if the mu'adhdhin is delayed
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The mu'adhdhin of our mosque is sometimes late, so I call the iqamah in his place when it is time for prayer. Who is more entitled to the iqamah? Is it him or me?
Answer:
The one who is more entitled to the iqamah is the one who called the adhan. A man once called the adhan in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) was present. Bilal wanted to call the iqamah, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning the one who Jami` at-Tirmidhi 199Da'if (Darussalam).
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The mu'adhdhin of our mosque is sometimes late, so I call the iqamah in his place when it is time for prayer. Who is more entitled to the iqamah? Is it him or me?
Answer:
The one who is more entitled to the iqamah is the one who called the adhan. A man once called the adhan in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) was present. Bilal wanted to call the iqamah, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
His brother will call the iqamah
يقيم أخوه صدىand whoever calls the Adhan he calls the Iqamah.
أذن فإن من أذن فهو يقيم
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما سماعه من المرأة الأجنبية أو الأمرد فمن أعظم المحرمات — islamhouse.com (1:12:39)
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