The ruling on seeking the position of mosque imam for the sake of money
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The questioner:
Is it permissible for him to seek the position of mosque imam so that the man will help him with marriage and the house he receives from the mosque?
The Shaykh:
Well, by Allah, it is not good for him to intend from the mosque that he will obtain money, is it not so?
The questioner:
Unless he has no desire for the imamah, if he has a desire for the imamah or the adhan
The Shaykh:
then there is nothing wrong with it. But if he has no desire for the imamah and the adhan except for the sake of money, this is not permissible. If the imam or the mu'adhdhin is in a non-Muslim country, from where does he take his livelihood?
The questioner:
And does he collect for it?
The Shaykh:
He may be employed, there is nothing wrong with him being employed, but the original intention must not be money. The original intention is to devote himself to this work and take what is given to him without stipulating conditions.
Is it permissible for him to seek the position of mosque imam so that the man will help him with marriage and the house he receives from the mosque?
The Shaykh:
Well, by Allah, it is not good for him to intend from the mosque that he will obtain money, is it not so?
The questioner:
Unless he has no desire for the imamah, if he has a desire for the imamah or the adhan
The Shaykh:
then there is nothing wrong with it. But if he has no desire for the imamah and the adhan except for the sake of money, this is not permissible. If the imam or the mu'adhdhin is in a non-Muslim country, from where does he take his livelihood?
The questioner:
And does he collect for it?
The Shaykh:
He may be employed, there is nothing wrong with him being employed, but the original intention must not be money. The original intention is to devote himself to this work and take what is given to him without stipulating conditions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/91 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (5:59)
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