The Ruling on Taking a Wage for Teaching the Qur'an
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The questioner:
Shaykh, may Allah keep you safe, regarding earning a livelihood through reciting the Qur'an.
The Shaykh:
If it is for teaching, to teach people, and there are people who take a wage for it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: regarding teaching, because it encourages people, and that he should be given a wage so that he teaches people. But for mere recitation, no, he does not take a wage for mere recitation. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The scholars agreed that it is not permissible to take a wage for recitation. He said: I do not know of any disagreement among the people of knowledge on this; the wage is for teaching. If he wants to teach, whether he teaches children or adults, yes. The people of knowledge are aware of this. Yes.
The questioner:
What is it? What is it? Is it not a tangerine?
The Shaykh:
Ask your family.
Shaykh, may Allah keep you safe, regarding earning a livelihood through reciting the Qur'an.
The Shaykh:
If it is for teaching, to teach people, and there are people who take a wage for it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(peace and blessings be upon him) It is a right that you have taken, the Book of Allah. Al-Bukhari narrated it in the Sahih.
صلى الله عليه وسلم إنها حق ما أخذت، كتاب الله رواه البخاري في الصحيح،The questioner:
What is it? What is it? Is it not a tangerine?
The Shaykh:
Ask your family.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (46:24)
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