Is it permissible for a father to appoint his son as his agent for the adhan?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Regarding a person whose father has appointed him to call the adhan on his behalf, whether the father is present or traveling, does the person obey his father in calling the adhan, or should he let his father call the adhan for himself?
The Shaykh : If it is for an excuse, there is no harm. But if it is without an excuse, and the father goes out and comes back and rests in his house without calling the adhan, and he appoints the son, then it is necessary to inform the responsible authorities.
The questioner : The same person?
The Shaykh : I say: It is necessary that he inform them, saying: "I have now appointed my son to call the adhan for me, for all five prayers, for all five prayers." If he calls the adhan for him, there is no harm.
The questioner : This is a student who came to me and asked me this question.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This is a student who came to me asking me this question. He said: "Should I call the adhan for my father or not?"
The Shaykh : Tell him this: Tell him that if it is for an excuse, such as his father being sick, or his father having severe sleepiness, or his father going out to the desert and traveling, there is no harm in that; there is no problem with it. But if he makes it a permanent arrangement for the son to call the adhan for him, then it is necessary to seek the permission of the rulers.
The questioner : And if it is only sometimes?
The Shaykh : If it is only sometimes, there is no harm. Yes.
Regarding a person whose father has appointed him to call the adhan on his behalf, whether the father is present or traveling, does the person obey his father in calling the adhan, or should he let his father call the adhan for himself?
The Shaykh : If it is for an excuse, there is no harm. But if it is without an excuse, and the father goes out and comes back and rests in his house without calling the adhan, and he appoints the son, then it is necessary to inform the responsible authorities.
The questioner : The same person?
The Shaykh : I say: It is necessary that he inform them, saying: "I have now appointed my son to call the adhan for me, for all five prayers, for all five prayers." If he calls the adhan for him, there is no harm.
The questioner : This is a student who came to me and asked me this question.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This is a student who came to me asking me this question. He said: "Should I call the adhan for my father or not?"
The Shaykh : Tell him this: Tell him that if it is for an excuse, such as his father being sick, or his father having severe sleepiness, or his father going out to the desert and traveling, there is no harm in that; there is no problem with it. But if he makes it a permanent arrangement for the son to call the adhan for him, then it is necessary to seek the permission of the rulers.
The questioner : And if it is only sometimes?
The Shaykh : If it is only sometimes, there is no harm. Yes.