Delegating the Imam and the Mu'adhdhin to Attend Scholarly Lessons
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on delegating and attending for the sake of scholarly lessons for the imams and mu'adhdhins?
The Shaykh:
If he delegates someone who absolves his responsibility, there is no harm. This is a valid legal excuse. If he delegates someone who absolves his responsibility and performs the work, performing the imamah or the adhan in order to attend the lessons, there is no harm. This is a valid purpose. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And this is part of cooperating in righteousness and piety. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on delegating and attending for the sake of scholarly lessons for the imams and mu'adhdhins?
The Shaykh:
If he delegates someone who absolves his responsibility, there is no harm. This is a valid legal excuse. If he delegates someone who absolves his responsibility and performs the work, performing the imamah or the adhan in order to attend the lessons, there is no harm. This is a valid purpose. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
And this is part of cooperating in righteousness and piety. Yes.
Source
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