The ruling on taking the position of imam for the sake of a salary
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, if a person takes the position of imam for the sake of a salary or a house, and he is bound by the obligations that are upon him, is that permissible?
Answer:
It is permissible, but he must purify his intention, repent to Allah, and purify his intention. No, he must repent to Allah and purify his intention, and his imamate is valid, if Allah wills. However, if he continues to want nothing but the salary and the house, then this is of the kind of[Al-Qasas 28:79], as Allah the Exalted said: [Hud 11:15-16] We have no concern with anything but the outward appearance; we do not intervene in people's intentions. That is a matter for him alone; he is responsible for himself, and he knows his intention and his purpose. If there is error in his intention and purpose, he must repent to Allah, so his intention is correct between him and Allah. As for us, we do not know; we hold a good opinion of him.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, if a person takes the position of imam for the sake of a salary or a house, and he is bound by the obligations that are upon him, is that permissible?
Answer:
It is permissible, but he must purify his intention, repent to Allah, and purify his intention. No, he must repent to Allah and purify his intention, and his imamate is valid, if Allah wills. However, if he continues to want nothing but the salary and the house, then this is of the kind of
Those who desired the worldly life
الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا(15) Whoever desires the life of this world and its adornments - We fully repay them for their deeds therein, and they therein will not be deprived. (16) Those are the ones for whom there is not in the Hereafter but the Fire
مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا نُوَفِّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فِيهَا وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يُبْخَسُونَ أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا النَّارُ
Source
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