Taking a fee for teaching the Qur'an
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The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, Your Excellency the Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to take… We pause, Shaykh, for the prayer.
Another questioner:
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that… Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad… Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
The Shaykh:
Muhammad.
Another questioner:
Come to prayer. Come to prayer. Come to success. Come to success. There is no god but Allah. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh:
There is no god but Allah, Allah is the Greatest.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, and may Allah reward you with good. Your Excellency the Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible for me to take a wage for teaching the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with taking a fee for teaching the Qur'an; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan ad-Daraqutni 13:221 especially if he is in need. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) seems to specify this for the teacher in need. As much as possible, he does not take, he does not take. But if he needs it, he takes it, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, and may Allah reward you with good,
Your Eminence the Shaykh, Your Excellency the Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to take… We pause, Shaykh, for the prayer.
Another questioner:
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that… Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad… Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
The Shaykh:
Muhammad.
Another questioner:
Come to prayer. Come to prayer. Come to success. Come to success. There is no god but Allah. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh:
There is no god but Allah, Allah is the Greatest.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, and may Allah reward you with good. Your Excellency the Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible for me to take a wage for teaching the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with taking a fee for teaching the Qur'an; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
He said: Indeed, the most deserving thing for which you may take a fee is the Book of Allah
قال إن أحق ما أخذتم عليه أجرا كتاب اللهThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, and may Allah reward you with good,
Source
موقف المسلم من الفتن — alfawzan.live (47:59)
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