The ruling on taking a fee for teaching the Qur'an and teaching the Arabic language

Question:
From al-Ashrafiyyah in Oman, a message was sent by one of the listening brothers, saying: Musa Ahmad Abu Harun. We ask a collection of questions, one of which says: What is the ruling on taking a fee for teaching the Noble Qur'an, the Arabic language, and also gifts out of generosity at that time?

Answer:
Taking a fee for teaching Arabic, teaching fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), there is no harm in that. As for taking a fee for teaching the Qur'an, this is a point of disagreement among the scholars. The correct view is that there is no objection to it either, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) . The issue has disagreement among the scholars: some prohibit it absolutely, some permit it absolutely, and some distinguish, saying that if the teacher needs to take it because he has no income to spend from in order to devote himself to teaching, then there is no objection to his taking it, and this fills that need. But if he is wealthy, it is not permissible for him to take it. However, the correct view, if Allah wills, is permissibility, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) . This is what encourages the teaching of the Qur'an and the devotion of teachers to it.