What is the ruling on taking a fee in exchange for teaching the Qur'an?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to take money or anything else in exchange for teaching the Book of Allah in the mosques?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with taking money for teaching the Qur'an, because the teacher needs financial maintenance and needs what helps him to devote himself to teaching the Qur'an. If he is given from the public treasury what suffices him, praise be to Allah. And if he has nothing from the public treasury, there is no harm in his taking from the students or the students' guardians what helps him to devote himself, because he left seeking a livelihood and sat to teach the Qur'an; from where does he sustain himself? So it is permissible for him to take. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 5737
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to take money or anything else in exchange for teaching the Book of Allah in the mosques?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with taking money for teaching the Qur'an, because the teacher needs financial maintenance and needs what helps him to devote himself to teaching the Qur'an. If he is given from the public treasury what suffices him, praise be to Allah. And if he has nothing from the public treasury, there is no harm in his taking from the students or the students' guardians what helps him to devote himself, because he left seeking a livelihood and sat to teach the Qur'an; from where does he sustain himself? So it is permissible for him to take. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
You are most entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's Book.
إن أحق ما أخذتم عليه أجرا كتاب الله
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم أخذ أجرة مقابل تعليم القرآن؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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