What is the ruling on a mu'adhdhin leaving his mosque and going to the mosque where the funeral prayer is being performed, seeking reward?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A mu'adhdhin leaves his mosque for every Zuhr and 'Asr prayer and goes to the mosques where the prayer over the dead is being performed, seeking reward. What is the ruling on this, and what is your advice to him?
Answer:
The reward lies in fulfilling his obligatory duty. It is obligatory for him to remain in his mosque and to call the adhan and iqamah. This is the work he is tasked with, and it is obligatory upon him. The prayer over the dead is a sunnah (recommended practice). How can he leave an obligatory duty to go seeking a recommended practice? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A mu'adhdhin leaves his mosque for every Zuhr and 'Asr prayer and goes to the mosques where the prayer over the dead is being performed, seeking reward. What is the ruling on this, and what is your advice to him?
Answer:
The reward lies in fulfilling his obligatory duty. It is obligatory for him to remain in his mosque and to call the adhan and iqamah. This is the work he is tasked with, and it is obligatory upon him. The prayer over the dead is a sunnah (recommended practice). How can he leave an obligatory duty to go seeking a recommended practice? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2939- 4717] ما حكم ترك المؤذن لمسجده وذهابه إلى المسجد الذي تقام فيه صلاة الجنازة رغبة في الأجر؟ — youtube.com
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