Taking a fee for the adhan
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Question:
Those who call the adhan for a wage, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and that is all they have.
Answer:
If there is a pressing need, there is nothing wrong with it. If there is a pressing need for them to be given a wage from the public treasury or from endowments, there is nothing wrong with it. And if they call the adhan voluntarily, that is better, as was the case in the neighborhood of 'Uthman ibn Abi al-'As, who appointed a mu'adhdhin who did not take a wage for the adhan. If a mu'adhdhin is available to volunteer, that is better. And if there is a pressing need for assistance from the public treasury, from endowments, or from some of the generous people, there is nothing wrong with it, because some people may not be able to afford a wage for the adhan, and they have no other means of support.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Those who call the adhan for a wage, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and that is all they have.
Answer:
If there is a pressing need, there is nothing wrong with it. If there is a pressing need for them to be given a wage from the public treasury or from endowments, there is nothing wrong with it. And if they call the adhan voluntarily, that is better, as was the case in the neighborhood of 'Uthman ibn Abi al-'As, who appointed a mu'adhdhin who did not take a wage for the adhan. If a mu'adhdhin is available to volunteer, that is better. And if there is a pressing need for assistance from the public treasury, from endowments, or from some of the generous people, there is nothing wrong with it, because some people may not be able to afford a wage for the adhan, and they have no other means of support.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب قضاء الفوائت — islamhouse.com (15:59)
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