The ruling on teaching the Qur'an for the sake of taking money
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if one teaches the Qur'an solely for the sake of taking money, is this major shirk (associating partners with Allah), because the original intention of his work is for other than Allah?
Answer:
No, this is not major shirk. This is minor shirk. A person intending worldly gain with his work is a form of minor shirk. However, he must repent to Allah and be sincere to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It is permissible to take a fee for teaching the Qur'an and for ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation); there is no harm in that. But your intention should not be that, and that should not be your aim. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if one teaches the Qur'an solely for the sake of taking money, is this major shirk (associating partners with Allah), because the original intention of his work is for other than Allah?
Answer:
No, this is not major shirk. This is minor shirk. A person intending worldly gain with his work is a form of minor shirk. However, he must repent to Allah and be sincere to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It is permissible to take a fee for teaching the Qur'an and for ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation); there is no harm in that. But your intention should not be that, and that should not be your aim. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [39] — alfawzan.live (1:01:56)
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