The ruling on a teacher-imam receiving a fee for leading the prayer and calling the adhan
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some imams, meaning the imams of mosques, are teachers or hold other jobs, meaning they have a salary that is sufficient for them. They take a fee for leading the prayer or calling the adhan. Is this action permissible?
Answer:
Yes, this is permissible, if his intention is not for the money and he takes what is given to him. Praise be to Allah, it is something Allah has made permissible for him. The important thing is the intention. You look at your intention. If your intention is the money, repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic. We do not say to leave the job; we say repent to Allah and make the work sincere. But if your intention is the face of Allah, that will never harm you, if Allah wills. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some imams, meaning the imams of mosques, are teachers or hold other jobs, meaning they have a salary that is sufficient for them. They take a fee for leading the prayer or calling the adhan. Is this action permissible?
Answer:
Yes, this is permissible, if his intention is not for the money and he takes what is given to him. Praise be to Allah, it is something Allah has made permissible for him. The important thing is the intention. You look at your intention. If your intention is the money, repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic. We do not say to leave the job; we say repent to Allah and make the work sincere. But if your intention is the face of Allah, that will never harm you, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [39] — alfawzan.live (1:01:12)
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