If the Friday preacher does not attend, is it obligatory for the congregation to go to the nearest mosque to pray the Friday prayer there?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If the Friday preacher does not come to the mosque and the people wait for him but he does not arrive, is it obligatory for the congregation to go to the nearest mosque to pray the Friday prayer there?
Answer:
There is no one among them to deliver the sermon; the mosque is full, and they cannot find anyone to deliver the sermon. They do not say, “Who will take the responsibility?” or “Who will take the responsibility?” May Allah reward him with good, and he delivers the sermon in place of the imam. They want to find someone, praise be to Allah. Otherwise, if they know someone who has the qualification, they say, “So-and-so, pray.” Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If the Friday preacher does not come to the mosque and the people wait for him but he does not arrive, is it obligatory for the congregation to go to the nearest mosque to pray the Friday prayer there?
Answer:
There is no one among them to deliver the sermon; the mosque is full, and they cannot find anyone to deliver the sermon. They do not say, “Who will take the responsibility?” or “Who will take the responsibility?” May Allah reward him with good, and he delivers the sermon in place of the imam. They want to find someone, praise be to Allah. Otherwise, if they know someone who has the qualification, they say, “So-and-so, pray.” Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [802 -3022] إذا لم يحضر خطيب الجمعة فهل يجب على المأمومين أن يذهبوا إلى أقرب جامع ليصلوا فيه الجمعة؟ — youtube.com
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