Who leads the prayer if the official mu'adhdhin delegates the adhan to someone else?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If the official mu'adhdhin delegated the adhan to me, and then the official mu'adhdhin arrived before the iqamah, is it the sunnah (recommended practice) for me to lead the prayer or for him?
Answer:
Yes, you lead the prayer. The one who called the adhan is the one who leads the prayer. When Bilal wanted to lead the prayer, because Bilal was the established mu'adhdhin, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prevented him and said: This is the principle. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If the official mu'adhdhin delegated the adhan to me, and then the official mu'adhdhin arrived before the iqamah, is it the sunnah (recommended practice) for me to lead the prayer or for him?
Answer:
Yes, you lead the prayer. The one who called the adhan is the one who leads the prayer. When Bilal wanted to lead the prayer, because Bilal was the established mu'adhdhin, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prevented him and said:
His brother leads the prayer, for the one who called the adhan is the one who leads the prayer.
يقيم أخو صدى، فإن من أذن فهو يقيم،
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب من أذن فهو يقيم — islamhouse.com (42:25)
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