The ruling on the imam delaying on the pretext that if he enters, the scrolls will be folded up

Question:
With Allah's blessing, we begin with a message from Abu Hamzah from Yemen, from Taiz. He says: Honorable Shaykh, we have an imam for the main mosque who delays on Friday in his house, and when he comes, he waits outside the mosque until the people enter the mosque. He says that if he enters before them, the scrolls will be folded up and they will be deprived of the reward. I ask for your guidance on this?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, it is obligatory for the imam to pray, to deliver the sermon and pray when the time for the Friday prayer enters, which is when the sun passes its zenith. When the sun passes its zenith, he enters the mosque, ascends the pulpit, and delivers the sermon. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. He does not wait for the people to enter; rather, he waits for the time to enter. When the time enters, he begins the sermon, and when the people hear him, they come.
The lazy one, the lazy one does not wait. The lazy one does not wait. This encourages them to be lazy and not attend. So it is obligatory for the imam to observe the time and to begin the Friday sermon when the time enters. Yes.