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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on the mu'adhdhin delaying the adhan beyond its time

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Your Eminence! This questioner says: In the neighborhood where I live, there is an elderly imam who serves as both the imam of the mosque and the mu'adhdhin. Sometimes he comes to give the adhan late, meaning about five or ten minutes, or more, after the time for the adhan.
Second: When he prays, his direction in the second rak'ah begins to lean away from the qiblah, either to the left or the right. For your information, his eyesight is weak. We once asked him about this leaning, and he answered: "O brothers! The qiblah is wide and broad, and there is no harm in that." Does his answer suffice, or what do you advise us and him to do, Your Eminence? May Allah reward you.
Answer: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance.
As for what follows:
We advise the person mentioned to pay attention to giving the adhan at its proper time, and to give the adhan with the people so that he does not cause the congregation of his mosque to be late in arriving at the time when they should, and so that he does not confuse the people. It is obligatory for him to maintain the time and pay attention to the time; this is what is obligatory for him, because this is a trust. And Allah says:
Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are dueإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تُؤَدُّوا الأَمَانَاتِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا
[Surat al-Nisa: 58].
As for the qiblah, its matter is broad, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
What is between the east and the west is Qiblah.ما بين المشرق والمغرب قبلة
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 342Sahih (Darussalam)
regarding the north and south
What is between the east and the west is Qiblah.ما بين المشرق والمغرب قبلة
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 342Sahih (Darussalam)
However, it is prescribed to be careful and to face the qiblah fully; this is the best. Otherwise, a slight lean to the right or left does not harm, it does not harm, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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