The ruling on imams demanding an increase in their stipends
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on one who requests that the mosque stipend be adjusted to a higher category? Is this considered minor shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
No, this is not minor shirk. Rather, this is a demand for a right. That is, the imams and those who work in the mosques deserve to be given what is appropriate for their work so that they can perform it. This is a right they have, or they are demanding a right that is prescribed for them. This is not showing off in worship (riya').
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on one who requests that the mosque stipend be adjusted to a higher category? Is this considered minor shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
No, this is not minor shirk. Rather, this is a demand for a right. That is, the imams and those who work in the mosques deserve to be given what is appropriate for their work so that they can perform it. This is a right they have, or they are demanding a right that is prescribed for them. This is not showing off in worship (riya').
Source
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