A hadith was reported that the one appointed to lead the prayer is the one among them who best memorizes the Book of Allah. Is that a condition for the adhan?
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The questioner : ... A hadith was reported, O Shaykh, regarding the imamah that the one who leads is the one who best memorizes the Book of Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Regarding the adhan, O Shaykh. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Regarding the adhan, is it a condition, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What is the ruling on the adhan? What was reported?
The questioner : I am speaking about the imamah.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : The one who best memorizes the Book of Allah the Exalted.
The Shaykh : The one who best memorizes the Book of Allah.
The questioner : Yes, the one who best memorizes the Book of Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : And regarding the adhan, O Shaykh, what is your opinion? Is memorizing the Book of Allah a condition?
The Shaykh : No, it is not a condition. The most important requirement for the adhan is that the person has a good voice, knows the time, and is trustworthy.
The questioner : Some people of good, O Shaykh, now require in the mosques that the imam, the mu'adhdhin, and the caretaker be memorizers of the Book of Allah.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : And he is the mosque caretaker, meaning this is what was found?
The Shaykh : No, there is no basis for this. But perhaps, and Allah knows best, the reason is that the imam and the mu'adhdhin often are absent. So when the imam and the mu'adhdhin are absent, the caretaker takes their place. Perhaps that is the reason. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Regarding the adhan, O Shaykh. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Regarding the adhan, is it a condition, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What is the ruling on the adhan? What was reported?
The questioner : I am speaking about the imamah.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : The one who best memorizes the Book of Allah the Exalted.
The Shaykh : The one who best memorizes the Book of Allah.
The questioner : Yes, the one who best memorizes the Book of Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : And regarding the adhan, O Shaykh, what is your opinion? Is memorizing the Book of Allah a condition?
The Shaykh : No, it is not a condition. The most important requirement for the adhan is that the person has a good voice, knows the time, and is trustworthy.
The questioner : Some people of good, O Shaykh, now require in the mosques that the imam, the mu'adhdhin, and the caretaker be memorizers of the Book of Allah.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : And he is the mosque caretaker, meaning this is what was found?
The Shaykh : No, there is no basis for this. But perhaps, and Allah knows best, the reason is that the imam and the mu'adhdhin often are absent. So when the imam and the mu'adhdhin are absent, the caretaker takes their place. Perhaps that is the reason. Yes.