Is it permissible to take a fee for cupping, and is the cupper’s earnings impure?
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Question:
Allah tells you: Is it permissible to take a fee for cupping? And is the cupper’s earnings light?
Answer:
It is permissible to take a fee for cupping, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) underwent cupping and gave the cupper his fee. As for his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) that the cupper’s earnings are impure, it means that they are bad, not forbidden. Just as he said of the onion that it is the impure plant, meaning that it has a bad smell, yet it is not forbidden. And he said[Al-Baqarah 2:267] The intended meaning of “impure” here is bad food. So the cupper’s earnings are lawful, but they are bad; it is better to avoid them. Yes.
Allah tells you: Is it permissible to take a fee for cupping? And is the cupper’s earnings light?
Answer:
It is permissible to take a fee for cupping, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) underwent cupping and gave the cupper his fee. As for his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) that the cupper’s earnings are impure, it means that they are bad, not forbidden. Just as he said of the onion that it is the impure plant, meaning that it has a bad smell, yet it is not forbidden. And he said
And do not aim toward the defective therefrom, spending
وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا الْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنفِقُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [776 -1024] هل يجوز أخذ الأجرة على الحجامة ، وهل أجر الحجام خبيث؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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