A man who leads the mosque prayer and holds classes, and he left due to living circumstances, and the people need him, is there anything required of him?
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The questioner : Your Eminence! A man leads the mosque prayer and holds classes and sermons, and the people of the neighborhood need him, but he left them due to living circumstances. Is there anything required of him?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is as if you are saying: this man in his neighborhood, no one can take his place, and the people need him. So in this case, his teaching this group is an individual obligation. If he leaves, we look at whether there is a dire necessity. If he is in the town, he can come to the mosque where he is, even if it is on the edge of the town. And if he moved to another town, if it is for a dire necessity, he owes nothing. For example, if he traveled to seek a livelihood and he has nothing to sustain himself and his family, there is no blame on him.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is as if you are saying: this man in his neighborhood, no one can take his place, and the people need him. So in this case, his teaching this group is an individual obligation. If he leaves, we look at whether there is a dire necessity. If he is in the town, he can come to the mosque where he is, even if it is on the edge of the town. And if he moved to another town, if it is for a dire necessity, he owes nothing. For example, if he traveled to seek a livelihood and he has nothing to sustain himself and his family, there is no blame on him.