Is it permissible for a teacher in a Quran school to accept money from the students or their parents?
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The questioner : In some places, the Quran schools have a specific teacher. The boys are brought to him, and one of them, meaning the father of the boys, gives this teacher something as a gift. You forbid this.
The Shaykh : This is not forbidden, because this man, the teacher, in the Quran schools, the teacher has positioned himself for this to take from people.
The questioner : No, no, no.
The Shaykh : The one we mentioned is an employee of the state who takes [money]. So the official in charge of charity is given from the charity by the public treasury or by the zakah. Likewise, the teachers who are under the government. As for the teachers who beg from people, these are given to and there is no harm.
The questioner : The private courses, from whom did they come?
The Shaykh : From the government side, when they come from the government side, he does not accept.
The Shaykh : This is not forbidden, because this man, the teacher, in the Quran schools, the teacher has positioned himself for this to take from people.
The questioner : No, no, no.
The Shaykh : The one we mentioned is an employee of the state who takes [money]. So the official in charge of charity is given from the charity by the public treasury or by the zakah. Likewise, the teachers who are under the government. As for the teachers who beg from people, these are given to and there is no harm.
The questioner : The private courses, from whom did they come?
The Shaykh : From the government side, when they come from the government side, he does not accept.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3236 - 4600 مل يجوز لمعلم الكتاتيب والقرآن أن يقبل من الطلاب أو من آبائهم أموال؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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