Is it permissible to offer prizes to children and students for maintaining the prayer or memorizing the Qur'an?

The questioner : That the father should encourage his son from the gathering to perform the voluntary prayer, and the voluntary fast, and for example

The Shaykh : as encouragement.

The questioner : He is given a certificate of his standing in knowledge on the right. I mean, is it possible, for example, to request it from the foundation?

The Shaykh : It appears, it appears that there is no harm in it, especially for the young ones. As for the adults, they should not get accustomed to this, but for the young ones, there is no harm. I mean, for example, for the prayer, there is no harm in giving each person who prays a riyal; there is no harm. We sought knowledge for other than Allah, but He refused to be for other than Allah, and the scholars continued to offer prizes. The scholars offer prizes to those who memorize some of the texts. Yes, indeed. Yes, like *Bulugh al-Maram*. I remember that our Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) offered one hundred riyals to whoever memorized *Bulugh al-Maram*, but one hundred riyals in those days

The presenter : May Allah welcome you.

The Shaykh : was worth ten thousand, or rather a thousand. I mean, who would get ten thousand in those days?

The questioner : But the better option is

The Shaykh : and undoubtedly the better option is sincerity, but if people need encouragement, there is no obstacle to our encouraging them.