Imaamat contract
Q: I have the following questions regarding the employment of an imaam:
1. Can the imaam claim full pay if he leads only four salaahs while his contract stipulates all five?
2. Is he entitled to a full salary during his annual four week umrah journey and five week family holiday?
3. Is he entitled to severance pay when his duties are not required e.g. if the prayer place (jamaat khana) is shut down by the government?
4. Some people think that the imaam is like a khalifah, once you employ him, the community has to support him for life, even when he is not assigned any duties.