The ruling on the adhan delayed beyond its time in the mosque
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, in the mosque in our neighborhood, sometimes no one calls the adhan, so the mu'adhdhin is not present,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
In the mosque in our neighborhood, sometimes no one calls the adhan, so the mu'adhdhin is not present, and after any amount of time following the adhan, a person comes and calls the adhan. Is the adhan permissible after a short time has passed from the time of the adhan? And is it sufficient to perform the iqamah only, without the adhan?
The Shaykh:
If the delayed adhan causes confusion among the people, then the adhan is not called, just as if it were Fajr and the people are fasting. If the adhan is delayed, it misleads the people; some of them may eat after the appearance of Fajr, so the adhan is not called. It is not called, because this leads to some people being misled by it and eating and drinking after the appearance of Fajr, while they intend to fast. In this case, if it is delayed, the adhan is not called; one is content with the adhan that was called before. However, if there is no harm resulting from it, such as the adhan for Dhuhr or 'Asr, there is no harm in calling the adhan.
Honorable Shaykh, in the mosque in our neighborhood, sometimes no one calls the adhan, so the mu'adhdhin is not present,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
In the mosque in our neighborhood, sometimes no one calls the adhan, so the mu'adhdhin is not present, and after any amount of time following the adhan, a person comes and calls the adhan. Is the adhan permissible after a short time has passed from the time of the adhan? And is it sufficient to perform the iqamah only, without the adhan?
The Shaykh:
If the delayed adhan causes confusion among the people, then the adhan is not called, just as if it were Fajr and the people are fasting. If the adhan is delayed, it misleads the people; some of them may eat after the appearance of Fajr, so the adhan is not called. It is not called, because this leads to some people being misled by it and eating and drinking after the appearance of Fajr, while they intend to fast. In this case, if it is delayed, the adhan is not called; one is content with the adhan that was called before. However, if there is no harm resulting from it, such as the adhan for Dhuhr or 'Asr, there is no harm in calling the adhan.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الأذان - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:04:59)
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