Is it permissible to delay the adhan for prayer by ten minutes after its time has entered?
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The questioner : Is it permissible to delay the adhan for prayer by ten minutes after its time has entered?
The Shaykh : I say that if the questioner means the adhan, it is better to refer to it as the adhan, because that is the term prescribed by the Shari'ah, and because it is clearer for people. As for the answer to his question: if a person is in a town, he should not delay beyond the beginning of the time, because that leads to confusion and disagreement among the mu'adhdhins, and causes people to be confused about which is more correct, the one who is early or the one who is late. However, if they are not in a town, for example if they are a group traveling, the matter is up to them. But it is better for them to call the adhan at the beginning of the time, because performing the prayer at the beginning of its time is better, except for what has been prescribed to be delayed. So, for what has been prescribed to be delayed, the adhan is delayed accordingly. For this reason, it is established in Sahih al-Bukhari that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was traveling, and the mu'adhdhin stood up to call the adhan, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This indicates that the adhan is prescribed wherever the prayer is prescribed. So, if the prayer is something that should be performed early, it is performed at the beginning of the time. And if the prayer is something that should be delayed, such as the Zuhr prayer in intense heat or the 'Isha' prayer, it is delayed if it does not cause hardship. This applies to places other than towns and villages where there are mu'adhdhins, in which case a person should not lag behind the time at which the people call the adhan.
The Shaykh : I say that if the questioner means the adhan, it is better to refer to it as the adhan, because that is the term prescribed by the Shari'ah, and because it is clearer for people. As for the answer to his question: if a person is in a town, he should not delay beyond the beginning of the time, because that leads to confusion and disagreement among the mu'adhdhins, and causes people to be confused about which is more correct, the one who is early or the one who is late. However, if they are not in a town, for example if they are a group traveling, the matter is up to them. But it is better for them to call the adhan at the beginning of the time, because performing the prayer at the beginning of its time is better, except for what has been prescribed to be delayed. So, for what has been prescribed to be delayed, the adhan is delayed accordingly. For this reason, it is established in Sahih al-Bukhari that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was traveling, and the mu'adhdhin stood up to call the adhan, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: