The Ruling on Taking a Fee for Reciting the Qur'an, Teaching It, and Ruqyah

The questioner:
The questioner says: If a memorizer of the Qur'an is hired to recite it and is given his right for his recitation, is this included in this hadith from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)? Or is it based on our principles? He says: If the people of this Qur'an recite for you and you give them their right for their recitation. Just as it was accepted.

The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to hire someone for the recitation of the Qur'an. As for hiring someone to teach the Qur'an, to instruct it, or to educate in it, there is no harm. However, taking a fee for mere recitation is not allowed, because recitation is an act of worship, and no fee is taken for it.

The questioner:
He hired me as a doctor.

The Shaykh:
Likewise, taking a fee for ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) is permissible; there is no harm in it. Taking a fee for ruqyah is permissible without a prior agreement or condition. If he is given something, he takes it, but he does not demand more or set conditions. Taking a fee for ruqyah is what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) approved. Likewise, taking a fee for a killer or for assistance in teaching is permissible, provided that he needs to devote himself to it. This is permissible according to the majority of scholars, and it is the correct position; because if this were not the case, no one would devote themselves to teaching the Qur'an. As for taking a fee for recitation, this is not permissible; because recitation is an act of worship, and no fee is taken in exchange for it.