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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to report a mu'adhdhin who delegates the adhan to someone else without a valid excuse?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A mu'adhdhin delegates the adhan to another person, while he is present in the same mosque. I have already reported him to the mosque supervisor. Am I sinful if I do not report him again?

Answer:
If he leaves off the adhan without a valid excuse, then he should be reported so that he is replaced by someone else. But if he leaves off the adhan for a temporary excuse that will end, then there is no harm in taking turns or delegating for a temporary excuse that will end. However, if he does this out of laziness and indifference, he is not fit to be a mu'adhdhin. He takes the reward but does not call the adhan; his intention is to take the reward. In this case, he is not to be left alone; rather, he should be reported and replaced by someone else. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [556- 4717] هل يجوز التبليغ عن مؤذن يوكل غيره بالأذان بغير عذر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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