What is the ruling on an imam who appoints someone to lead the people in prayer while he receives the salary?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, an imam took over the mosque and then appointed someone, meaning he receives the salary and they share the salary. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh : An imam took over the mosque and appointed someone to pray on his behalf.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : If the one he appointed to pray on his behalf receives the salary or part of the salary, I see that this is not permissible if the one he appointed is in his place. If the one he appointed is in his place, if he is qualified for the imamate, let him step forward himself and be the imam. If he is not qualified for the imamate, either because of his young age or because the system does not employ someone like him, it is not permissible to cover for him. Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : An imam took over the mosque and appointed someone to pray on his behalf.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : If the one he appointed to pray on his behalf receives the salary or part of the salary, I see that this is not permissible if the one he appointed is in his place. If the one he appointed is in his place, if he is qualified for the imamate, let him step forward himself and be the imam. If he is not qualified for the imamate, either because of his young age or because the system does not employ someone like him, it is not permissible to cover for him. Yes, that is right.