A Shaykh Who Takes a Salary for Leading the Prayer
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Question:
A shaykh who takes a salary for leading the prayer: is he among those who seek worldly gain through their deeds? And how can a student of knowledge escape seeking worldly gain through his deeds?
Answer:
I gave you a criterion for this. I said: the adhan, leading the prayer, seeking knowledge, jihad in the path of Allah, and Hajj and 'Umrah. If the intention behind them is to take money only, then he is seeking worldly gain through his deeds, and he falls under this severe warning. But if his intention is worship and drawing near to Allah, and he takes the money to help him in his worship of Allah, then it is permissible, lawful, and good, and praise be to Allah.
A shaykh who takes a salary for leading the prayer: is he among those who seek worldly gain through their deeds? And how can a student of knowledge escape seeking worldly gain through his deeds?
Answer:
I gave you a criterion for this. I said: the adhan, leading the prayer, seeking knowledge, jihad in the path of Allah, and Hajj and 'Umrah. If the intention behind them is to take money only, then he is seeking worldly gain through his deeds, and he falls under this severe warning. But if his intention is worship and drawing near to Allah, and he takes the money to help him in his worship of Allah, then it is permissible, lawful, and good, and praise be to Allah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 25من279/امام ياخذ راتبا على امامته/أسئلة شرح نواقض الآسلام/صالح الفوزان/كبار العلماء/عقيدة — youtube.com
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