The Ruling on Taking a Fee for Teaching the Qur'an and Ruqyah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: What is the ruling on taking a fee for teaching the Book of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and for acts of drawing near to Him?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with taking a fee for the Qur'anSahih al-Bukhari 5737. The story of the one who was bitten, whom a Companion performed ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) on and took a fee for it; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 5737 So a fee is taken for teaching the Qur'an, and a fee is taken for ruqyah in the Qur'an. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: What is the ruling on taking a fee for teaching the Book of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and for acts of drawing near to Him?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with taking a fee for the Qur'an
You are most entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's Book.
إن أحق ما أخذتم عليه أجرا كتاب اللهYou are most entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's Book.
لما سألوه إن أحق ما أخذتم عليه أجرا كتاب الله
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 27-06-1438هـ — af.org.sa (57:20)
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