The Ruling on Taking a Wage for Teaching the Qur'an
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Question:
Finally, he says: What is the ruling on taking a fee for teaching my guardian’s children to read the Qur’an and memorize it? I am doing it for the sake of Allah, but he wants to please me by paying me a fee for teaching them to memorize it.
Answer:
This is a good thing, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 5737. But if you teach the Qur’an seeking the face of Allah, do not take anything for it, so that you retain the reward of seeking the face of Allah. Yes. And if you do take it, it is permissible for you to do so, but leaving it is better. Yes.
Finally, he says: What is the ruling on taking a fee for teaching my guardian’s children to read the Qur’an and memorize it? I am doing it for the sake of Allah, but he wants to please me by paying me a fee for teaching them to memorize it.
Answer:
This is a good thing, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
You are most entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's Book.
إن أحق ما أخذتم عليه أجرا كتاب الله
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/124 — archive.org (11:04)
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