What to do when someone with a weak voice is eager to give the adhan

Question

There is an elderly man who comes to the mosque before the others; he is free of household cares and is keen on calling the adhan, but his voice fails him. If someone else calls the adhan he takes it badly and forbids it, saying: “Do not call the adhan; I perform this service, I alone will call the adhan,” and he is ready to quarrel. Does he receive the reward of the adhan and the takbir (iqama) in this state or not?

Answer

He too receives the reward of the adhan. If his voice does not reach the people of the neighbourhood, arrangements can also be made for another person [to call the adhan]. If this weak man cannot be kept from calling the adhan and does not desist when forbidden, then another person should recite [the adhan] after his adhan: in this way the voice will reach outside, and the…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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