Your opinion on the practice of some imams in the Fajr prayer, where they make the interval between the adhan and the iqamah 35 minutes?
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The questioner:
Yes, Shaykh, regarding the situation where, for example, in our mosque, the interval between the adhan and the iqamah for the Fajr prayer is twenty-five minutes. The congregation, the imam, and the mu'adhdhin agree that they sit for thirty-five minutes between the adhan and the iqamah, so that the one who misses the congregation or is late waking up can catch up with them. What is your opinion on this practice, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
If the imam exercises independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), there is nothing wrong with it. This is an easy matter, a precautionary measure. It is an easy matter.
The questioner:
Yes, and by the agreement of the congregation, and everything, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It does no harm.
The presenter:
Okay.
Yes, Shaykh, regarding the situation where, for example, in our mosque, the interval between the adhan and the iqamah for the Fajr prayer is twenty-five minutes. The congregation, the imam, and the mu'adhdhin agree that they sit for thirty-five minutes between the adhan and the iqamah, so that the one who misses the congregation or is late waking up can catch up with them. What is your opinion on this practice, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
If the imam exercises independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), there is nothing wrong with it. This is an easy matter, a precautionary measure. It is an easy matter.
The questioner:
Yes, and by the agreement of the congregation, and everything, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
It does no harm.
The presenter:
Okay.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، [327 /400] رأيكم في فعل بعض الأئمة في الفجر يجعل بين الأذان والإقامة مدة 35 دقيقة؟ II الإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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