Advice and guidance for one who is absent from leading the mosque prayer
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Q418: The questioner, Abu 'Abdullah from al-Bahah, says: I lead the worshippers in the mosque, and this mosque does not hold the Friday prayer. Sometimes I travel with my colleagues for recreation, and I am absent for three days or ten days. I appoint the mu'adhdhin or one of the worshippers to lead the prayer in my place. When it comes to the reward, I give the one who led the prayer the amount of the reward for the period I was absent, and the rest of the congregation forgives me the reward for the period I was absent from the mosque and my congregation. Is it permissible for me after they have forgiven me?
A418: What I know is that the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Supervision of Mosques has a system regarding this. It is that if an imam wants to be absent for a valid religious excuse, he must inform the mosque authority so that they appoint someone in his place to achieve the intended purpose. One should not frequent absences; rather, this is only in cases of dire necessity. If he needs to do so, he must consult the department responsible for mosques so that they are aware of his absence and can grant him permission and appoint someone in his place to achieve the intended purpose. There must be discipline; a person does not act according to his own desires and wishes, going whenever he wants to leave the mosque, or appointing the mu'adhdhin or so-and-so. No, mosques have an authority and a system.
A418: What I know is that the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Supervision of Mosques has a system regarding this. It is that if an imam wants to be absent for a valid religious excuse, he must inform the mosque authority so that they appoint someone in his place to achieve the intended purpose. One should not frequent absences; rather, this is only in cases of dire necessity. If he needs to do so, he must consult the department responsible for mosques so that they are aware of his absence and can grant him permission and appoint someone in his place to achieve the intended purpose. There must be discipline; a person does not act according to his own desires and wishes, going whenever he wants to leave the mosque, or appointing the mu'adhdhin or so-and-so. No, mosques have an authority and a system.
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