Is it permissible for the muezzin, after reciting the iqamah for prayer, to be the imam who leads the worshippers in prayer?.
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Is it permissible for the muezzin to be the imam?
Question: 112072
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
Yes, it is permissible for one person to take care of reciting the adhan and leading the prayer. If the muezzin has more knowledge of Quran than anyone else, then he may lead the people present in prayer as the imam. The same applies if the usual imam is absent and appoints him to act in his stead. It is also permissible for him to be appointed as the regular imam. End quote.
Shaykh ‘Abd-Allah ibn Jibreen
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