The Adhan of the Nearby Mosque and the Mu'adhdhin's Delay Beyond Its Time

Question:
The alteration of the matter. We spoke to one of the believers, and we asked him, "What is the ruling regarding his prayer?" He said, "We find that a neighbor of ours sleeps nearby."

Answer:
The adhan of the nearby mosque drops the obligation, there is no doubt in that, but the recommendation remains. It remains recommended for every mosque to give the adhan; otherwise, the obligation is dropped by the adhan of the one in the town, and it remains a collective obligation (fard kifayah). However, if no adhan is given in the town at all, then they all come [to pray] because they have abandoned an obligatory duty. If they refrain from the adhan and prevent it, they are to be fought over that, because this is a manifest religious symbol, just as if they said, "Who prays the 'Id prayer? Who prays the 'Id prayer?" As for the five daily prayers, the 'Id prayer is not like them. If they said, "They do not fight [over it]," that is because this is a manifest symbol among the symbols of Islam. They fight over it if they abandon it, even if it is not obligatory, if it is a symbol. Even if it is not obligatory, they fight over it. If he delays, and his adhan leads to misleading the people regarding fasting, or if he does not give the adhan, which entails a danger, he does not give the adhan. He suffices with the adhan of the neighboring mosques because they are misled by it—those who fast, or those who are misled regarding the witr prayer and pray it. If he delays and his adhan leads to the purpose [of misleading], he does not give the adhan; the adhan of the neighbors suffices. This is a very important matter in reality, because now, at Fajr, some mosques give the taslim [to end the prayer] while others give the adhan.
This often happens: some people pray, or Muslims are in the middle of the prayer, while we hear one person giving the adhan. This is a great error. If a person delays and the people are all giving the adhan and no one is left to give it, he stays silent. He does not give the adhan because he has caused confusion for the people, and perhaps the one who is fasting will be misled and eat after Fajr. Yes, or one of the people of the night says, "Wait, he is giving the adhan," and the night is over. That is it. Yes.