The ruling on the imam or the mu'adhdhin leaving for da'wah and abandoning his mosque
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Most of the callers to Allah the Exalted and Most High in this land are imams or mu'adhdhins, and they receive many invitations from neighboring villages or neighboring countries.And I have heard a fatwa from you saying: It is not permissible for a person to leave his mosque and go to call people to Allah the Glorious and Exalted; because remaining in the mosque is better. So we need a specific fatwa for these callers permitting them to go for da'wah, even if that results in leaving the mosque for some time?
As I said, what I see is that it is not permissible for a person to leave his mosque in order to call people, because calling to Allah is a collective obligation (fard kifayah), and it may be that enough people have already fulfilled it. Performing the duty of one's position is an individual obligation (fard 'ayn), so it is not permissible for you to go for da'wah and leave the mosque. Yes, if you go one day a week or two days after consulting the waqf authorities and the people of the neighborhood, there is no blame on you. But to be away all the time, that is not permissible. And if you are insistent on calling to Allah, then leave the position of imam and devote yourself to da'wah.
As I said, what I see is that it is not permissible for a person to leave his mosque in order to call people, because calling to Allah is a collective obligation (fard kifayah), and it may be that enough people have already fulfilled it. Performing the duty of one's position is an individual obligation (fard 'ayn), so it is not permissible for you to go for da'wah and leave the mosque. Yes, if you go one day a week or two days after consulting the waqf authorities and the people of the neighborhood, there is no blame on you. But to be away all the time, that is not permissible. And if you are insistent on calling to Allah, then leave the position of imam and devote yourself to da'wah.