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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Repairing the loudspeaker during the sermon and the prayer

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The questioner:
If the imam is delivering the Friday sermon and a malfunction occurs with the loudspeaker, is it permissible for anyone in the congregation to repair it without invalidating the Friday prayer, or must the imam order him to do so?

The Shaykh:
by repairing it, but one of the worshippers should take it upon himself to convey the takbir, conveying the takbir to those behind him. When the imam says takbir, he says takbir, raising his voice so that the people can hear him.

The questioner:
And in the sermon, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
Yes. He is asking about the sermon, if. Is the defect in the prayer or in the sermon?

The questioner:
The question is about the defect in the sermon. I mean the question.

The Shaykh:
Alright, you have understood the answer regarding the prayer. If the device malfunctions during the prayer, he does not go to repair it, but one of the ma'mum volunteers to convey the takbir and take it upon himself. And the criticism. If a defect occurs in the loudspeaker during the Friday sermon, is it permissible for one of the ma'mum to get up and repair it, or must the imam order him to do so? The imam conditions him, the imam buys it for him to repair the device, he performs the repair, may Allah reward him with good, this is cooperation in righteousness and piety. Yes, he says: Is it considered invalid? No, it is not invalid in this, this is due to the generality
Source شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، كتاب الزكاة — islamhouse.com (1:19:38)

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