The Mu'adhdhin's Wage

The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta

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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 20388 )
Q1: I am a mu'adhdhin, and I receive a monthly salary from the endowments, but I found a hadith in the book *Al-Fiqh wa al-Sunnah*, from Uthman ibn Abi al-As , who said: He said, "O Messenger of Allah, appointment as the Imam (leader) of my people (in prayers). He (ﷺ) said: "You are their Imam, but you should follow (observe the strength of) the weakest among them and appoint a Mu'adhdhin who does not charge for the call of Adhan."
قلت: يا رسول الله: اجعلني إمام قومي، قال: أنت إمامهم، واقتد بأضعفهم، واتخذ مؤذنًا لا يأخذ على أذانه أجرًا.
Bulugh al-Maram 2:57
What is the authenticity of this hadith, and should I give up the salary paid to me? I know that I am in need of it.
A1: The hadith is established. Ibn al-Mundhir said: It is established that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Uthman ibn Abi al-As:

and appoint a mu'adhdhin who does not charge for the calling of adhan.

واتخذ مؤذنًا لا يأخذ على أذانه أجرًا،

Sunan Abi Dawud 531

And the five [books] narrated from Uthman ibn Abi al-As that he said:

amount the last (of orders) Allah's Messenger ordered me with was to employ a Mu'adh-dhin who would not take a wage for his Adhan.

آخر ما عهد إلي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن أتخذ مؤذنًا لا يأخذ على أذانه أجرًا،

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 209Sahih (Darussalam)

This hadith indicates that the mu'adhdhin does not take a wage for his adhan. If no volunteer is found for the adhan, there is no harm in the imam providing him with a salary from the public treasury. It was narrated from Imam Ahmad: that it is permissible, and Malik granted a dispensation for it; because it is a known job, and it is permissible to take a salary for it, similar to other jobs.

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