What is the ruling on delaying the 'Isha' adhan?
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Question : Honorable Shaykh! You spoke last Friday about the 'Isha' adhan, and that it should be delayed, and yet some of the mu'adhdhins still call the adhan ten minutes before the designated time. Why is there not a mandatory requirement for everyone from the responsible authority?
Answer : Yes, this question should be directed to the responsible authority, as long as he is asking why there was no mandatory requirement from the responsible authority, let him direct it to the responsible authority. Perhaps these brother mu'adhdhins who call the adhan before two o'clock, or before two hours have passed since sunset, perhaps they did not know the government's decision, or they did not know what the preachers mentioned in this country. I do not know. In any case, the best is, as the questioner said, for the mosques to be unified, and for the adhan to be as the rulers have decreed, two hours after sunset. And if any of you hears a mu'adhdhin, let him contact him and inform him; perhaps he is ignorant and did not know.
Answer : Yes, this question should be directed to the responsible authority, as long as he is asking why there was no mandatory requirement from the responsible authority, let him direct it to the responsible authority. Perhaps these brother mu'adhdhins who call the adhan before two o'clock, or before two hours have passed since sunset, perhaps they did not know the government's decision, or they did not know what the preachers mentioned in this country. I do not know. In any case, the best is, as the questioner said, for the mosques to be unified, and for the adhan to be as the rulers have decreed, two hours after sunset. And if any of you hears a mu'adhdhin, let him contact him and inform him; perhaps he is ignorant and did not know.
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اللقاءات الرمضانية لعام 1411هـ - 3 — binothaimeen.net (35:16)
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