The ruling on the imam establishing the prayer for a group who have not been called to it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if the imam is praying for a group who have not been called to the prayer, like in some schools nowadays, is it forbidden for him to establish the prayer, or for someone else to do so?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with one of the people present establishing the prayer; he may do it, or someone else among the people present may do it. There is nothing wrong with that. As for the adhan, it would be better if they called it, it would be better if they called it, but the obligation of the adhan is lifted from them by the adhan of the town and the mosques nearby; the obligatory part is lifted. As for the recommended practice, it is for them to call the adhan in their place; that is the recommended practice.
Honorable Shaykh, if the imam is praying for a group who have not been called to the prayer, like in some schools nowadays, is it forbidden for him to establish the prayer, or for someone else to do so?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with one of the people present establishing the prayer; he may do it, or someone else among the people present may do it. There is nothing wrong with that. As for the adhan, it would be better if they called it, it would be better if they called it, but the obligation of the adhan is lifted from them by the adhan of the town and the mosques nearby; the obligatory part is lifted. As for the recommended practice, it is for them to call the adhan in their place; that is the recommended practice.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الأذان - 1 — islamhouse.com (51:13)
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