The People Have Moved Away From The Neighborhood; What Should The Imam Of The Local Mosque (Masjid) Do?
The People Have Moved Away From The Neighborhood; What Should The Imam Of The Local Mosque (Masjid) Do?
There is an imam in a mosque (Masjid) where the people have moved away, and no one prays with him except one person, or he prays alone. Should he carry on praying in the mosque on his own, or go and join the jama’ah in another mosque (masjid)? And to what extent is he still entitled to his salary?
Praise be to Allah.
We put this question to Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, may Allah preserve him, who answered as follows
I think that he should stay, and there has to be someone else with him. If there is no one with him, he should go to another mosque and pray there with the jama’ah. With regard to his salary, he has to tell the responsible authorities and if they let him stay, that is OK.
And Allah knows best.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
There is an imam in a mosque (Masjid) where the people have moved away, and no one prays with him except one person, or he prays alone. Should he carry on praying in the mosque on his own, or go and join the jama’ah in another mosque (masjid)? And to what extent is he still entitled to his salary?
Praise be to Allah.
We put this question to Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, may Allah preserve him, who answered as follows
I think that he should stay, and there has to be someone else with him. If there is no one with him, he should go to another mosque and pray there with the jama’ah. With regard to his salary, he has to tell the responsible authorities and if they let him stay, that is OK.
And Allah knows best.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
