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In the hadith (And appoint a mu'adhdhin who does not take a wage for his adhan), does this indicate that it is not permissible to take a wage for the adhan?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
and appoint a mu'adhdhin who does not charge for the calling of adhan.واتخذ مؤذنا لا يأخذ على أذانه أجرا
Sunan Abi Dawud 531
, does that imply that it is not permissible to take a wage for the adhan?

Answer:
A specific wage is not permissible, just as with other works. I do not build you a house or a wall except for a wage, and I do not give the adhan for you except for a wage; it is not permissible. As for a wage from the public treasury, that is not a wage; it is a provision from the public treasury. The imams and the mu'adhdhins have a right to the public treasury, so there is no harm in that. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2769 -3022] في الحديث(واتخذ مؤذنا لا يأخذ على أذانه أجرا)هل يفيد أنه لا يجوز أخذ الأجرة على الأذان؟ — youtube.com

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