Leaving the Imamate Due to Frequent Absence
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Question:
We also have a caller from al-Jawf. Please, go ahead. Yes, Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I am the imam of a mosque, and due to my commitments and travels, I am absent from leading the mosque on some days, and the congregation is upset by this. Should I leave this imamate and devote myself to my other engagements and da'wah?
Answer:
Yes, I advise you to leave the imamate to someone who can perform it, and do not make things difficult for yourself or for the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam). If you do not perform the imamate and commit to it as required, which is what Allah has tasked you with, then leave it to someone else who can perform it. Yes.
We also have a caller from al-Jawf. Please, go ahead. Yes, Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I am the imam of a mosque, and due to my commitments and travels, I am absent from leading the mosque on some days, and the congregation is upset by this. Should I leave this imamate and devote myself to my other engagements and da'wah?
Answer:
Yes, I advise you to leave the imamate to someone who can perform it, and do not make things difficult for yourself or for the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam). If you do not perform the imamate and commit to it as required, which is what Allah has tasked you with, then leave it to someone else who can perform it. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 01 فتاوى على الهواء - 12 01 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (38:45)
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