The Muezzin is responsible for the Adhān, and the leader of the congregation is responsibl…

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Hadith narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah - Al-Bayhaqi - ‘Abdur-Razzaaq

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Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

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Hadith text: The Muezzin is responsible for the Adhān, and the leade…

عن علي رضي الله عنه مرفوعاً: «المؤذن أملك بالأذان، والإمام أملك بالإقامة».

Explanation of the hadith: The Muezzin is responsible for the Adhān, and the leade…

The noble Hadīth explains that the Muezzin is more entitled to determine the time of calling the Adhān, and that the Imām is more entitled to determine the time of calling the Iqāmah.

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