The ruling on giving a Qur'an teacher from zakah
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Question:
This questioner says: As for the Qur'an teacher in the mosque, we give him a sum of money, one thousand and five hundred, but he says this is not enough for him and his children. So, may he be given from zakah to improve his family's situation?
Answer:
If giving him from zakah is in the form of a salary or reward for teaching the children, then it is not permissible. This is a donation, not zakah. However, if giving it to him is due to his poverty and need, even if he does not teach, there is nothing wrong with that.
The presenter:
Yes.
This questioner says: As for the Qur'an teacher in the mosque, we give him a sum of money, one thousand and five hundred, but he says this is not enough for him and his children. So, may he be given from zakah to improve his family's situation?
Answer:
If giving him from zakah is in the form of a salary or reward for teaching the children, then it is not permissible. This is a donation, not zakah. However, if giving it to him is due to his poverty and need, even if he does not teach, there is nothing wrong with that.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/230 — archive.org (11:58)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.