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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Calling the Adhan a Few Minutes Before the Time and Repeating the Adhan

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone calls the adhan five or ten minutes before the time, what is required of him? Does he have to repeat the adhan?

Answer:
It is necessary for him to repeat the adhan so that he does not mislead the people. It is necessary that he repeat the adhan at the correct time so that he does not mislead the people. If he is delayed due to an excuse, sleep, or something else, and he does not call the adhan, the adhan of the mu'adhdhins around him is sufficient. It is sufficient that he does not mislead the people. People are now confused by the mu'adhdhins.
This one is establishing the prayer, this one is saying the taslim from the prayer, and this one is calling the adhan, especially in Ramadan. It is a problem. The mu'adhdhins must fear Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Adhere to the time, my brother. If you are delayed, do not call the adhan, for you will mislead the people, because when they hear it, they will say, "Yes, the time has come," or "It is not yet," and it is the 'Asr. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب الأذان — islamhouse.com (51:23)

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