I am a mu'adhdhin and sometimes I delegate the adhan. Is it obligatory for me to give the agent his share of the fixed salary?
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The questioner : Shaykh, I am a mu'adhdhin and sometimes I delegate the adhan to someone else. Do I have to give the person I delegated to a share of the salary for the time he performed the adhan on my behalf?
The Shaykh : Yes. First: why do you delegate when you are the mu'adhdhin to whom the adhan has been entrusted?
The questioner : Out of necessity.
The Shaykh : Out of necessity?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no harm, but the necessity is for one or two days in the month.
The questioner : Do I give him anything?
The Shaykh : Do not give him anything, as it is not customary to do so. Yes, if he says to you: "I want something good for my conscience," even though he should not say: "I want something," because this is an act of worship.
The Shaykh : Yes. First: why do you delegate when you are the mu'adhdhin to whom the adhan has been entrusted?
The questioner : Out of necessity.
The Shaykh : Out of necessity?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no harm, but the necessity is for one or two days in the month.
The questioner : Do I give him anything?
The Shaykh : Do not give him anything, as it is not customary to do so. Yes, if he says to you: "I want something good for my conscience," even though he should not say: "I want something," because this is an act of worship.