Taking a fee for teaching the Qur'an
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on asking for a wage for teaching the Qur'an, and for teaching the Noble Qur'an, and asking for a specific salary for that?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that.Sahih al-Bukhari 5737 as in Sahih al-Bukhari. And if it were not for this, people would not have learned the Qur'an. One person comes to volunteer and teach people, and he does not spare his effort and leaves off earning a livelihood. He seeks sustenance by teaching people. It is necessary that he be given what is contrary to that. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The scholars say that if Allah has made him self-sufficient, he does not take, but he seeks reward from Allah. But if he is in need, he takes this. This is the choice of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on asking for a wage for teaching the Qur'an, and for teaching the Noble Qur'an, and asking for a specific salary for that?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that.
You are most entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's Book.
إن أحق ما أخذتم عليه أجرا كتاب اللهThe questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The scholars say that if Allah has made him self-sufficient, he does not take, but he seeks reward from Allah. But if he is in need, he takes this. This is the choice of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 63 — youtube.com (1:10:25)
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