What is the meaning of the hadith (the imam is more entitled to the iqamah)?
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The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh. The wording of the hadith is that the imam is more entitled to the iqamah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The mu'adhdhin, the mu'adhdhin is more entitled to the adhan.
The questioner : The Residency.
The Shaykh : By the iqamah, I mean its meaning is not that he is the one who establishes it; rather, the intended meaning is that he is the one who orders the iqamah. Do you understand that the imam is the one who establishes it?
The questioner : The wording of the hadith.
The Shaykh : Being more entitled to the iqamah means that he says: O mu'adhdhin, establish the prayer.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, and that is the case, yes, Yahya.
The Shaykh : The mu'adhdhin, the mu'adhdhin is more entitled to the adhan.
The questioner : The Residency.
The Shaykh : By the iqamah, I mean its meaning is not that he is the one who establishes it; rather, the intended meaning is that he is the one who orders the iqamah. Do you understand that the imam is the one who establishes it?
The questioner : The wording of the hadith.
The Shaykh : Being more entitled to the iqamah means that he says: O mu'adhdhin, establish the prayer.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, and that is the case, yes, Yahya.