The takbir (iqama) said by someone other than the mu’adhdhin

Question

Does the right to the takbir (iqama) belong to the mu’adhdhin, or is it general? If the right to the takbir belongs only to the mu’adhdhin, is it permissible or impermissible for anyone to say the takbir with his permission? And if there is no permission, is saying it without permission a usurpation (ghasb) of the right to the takbir or not? And what is the ruling on the usurper? Should the takbir be said after the imam comes to his place of prayer, or later?

Answer

If the time for the congregation has come and the mu’adhdhin is not present, then whoever wishes may say the takbir (iqama). If the mu’adhdhin is present, another person should not say the takbir without his consent or permission, because the takbir is the right of the mu’adhdhin himself, according to the hadith: [ar]مَنْ أَذَّنَ فَهُوَ يُقِيمُ[/ar] “Whoever gives the adhan,…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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