Is it obligatory to pay a fee to one who teaches the Qur'an?
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Question : If someone says: If I cannot find anyone to teach me the Qur'an except for a fee, am I obligated to pay him? May Allah bless you.
Answer : The answer is yes, just as if I could not find water except by buying it, I would be obligated to buy it for the ablution.
However, the question remains: Is it permissible for the other party to demand a fee for teaching the Qur'an? Yes, the correct answer is that it is permissible, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 5737 And the one who hired or demanded a fee did so for a transitive act, which is teaching, unlike the one who demanded a fee for recitation, for he does not use it as a means.
If someone came and said, "I will recite Surat al-Baqarah for you, and you will give me so much and so much," we would say this is forbidden. But if he said, "I will teach it to you for so much and so much," then that is permissible. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) married a man who could not find a bridal gift to a woman by what he had of the Qur'an, teaching it to her.
Answer : The answer is yes, just as if I could not find water except by buying it, I would be obligated to buy it for the ablution.
However, the question remains: Is it permissible for the other party to demand a fee for teaching the Qur'an? Yes, the correct answer is that it is permissible, due to the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
You are most entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's Book.
إن أحق ما أخذتم عليه أجرا كتاب اللهIf someone came and said, "I will recite Surat al-Baqarah for you, and you will give me so much and so much," we would say this is forbidden. But if he said, "I will teach it to you for so much and so much," then that is permissible. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) married a man who could not find a bridal gift to a woman by what he had of the Qur'an, teaching it to her.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1225إذا لم يجد من يعلمه الفاتحة...📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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