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Some scholars, when they interpret the entire Qur'an, gather many people who collect money for them. What is the ruling on that?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We have some scholars here who, when they finish interpreting the entire Qur'an and complete its exegesis, thousands of people gather at their place, coming from outside the country to attend the completion and the supplication. He makes a long supplication, and then a large amount of money is collected for him. Is such an action permissible?

Answer:
This is a profession; this is a means of earning a livelihood. The one who reads exegesis and gathers people so that they give him money is making a profession of it. If he worked as a craftsman, it would be better for him than making the Qur'an a profession for the sake of collecting money. If he swept, or if he swept, or if he practiced the lowest of crafts and ate from it, it would be better for him than making the Qur'an a trade. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3879- 4717] بعض المشايخ إذا فسر القرآن كله يجتمع عنده ناس كثير ويجمعون له مالا فما حكم ذلك؟ — youtube.com

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