The Ruling on Paying a Salary to the Mu'adhdhin and the Ruqyah Practitioner
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The Shaykh:
And regarding the polytheists, as for what is between them, they must cooperate. As for light matters that do not cost anything, one should not make a fuss or take things to extremes.
The questioner:
Do you mean all acts of obedience, or the ability to perform acts of obedience?
The Shaykh:
No, of course, he does not do anything. Whether he prays or does not pray, whether he fasts or does not fast, he does not pray. This is the intended meaning: it is an act that extends, an act whose benefit extends. The Qur'an is an act whose benefit extends, and the imam is like that, his benefit extends. He frightens them by imprisoning them; he does not go from us or from them. He takes the five children. Therefore, he is given what helps him in this. Likewise, the mu'adhdhin is given from the public treasury.
And regarding the polytheists, as for what is between them, they must cooperate. As for light matters that do not cost anything, one should not make a fuss or take things to extremes.
The questioner:
Do you mean all acts of obedience, or the ability to perform acts of obedience?
The Shaykh:
No, of course, he does not do anything. Whether he prays or does not pray, whether he fasts or does not fast, he does not pray. This is the intended meaning: it is an act that extends, an act whose benefit extends. The Qur'an is an act whose benefit extends, and the imam is like that, his benefit extends. He frightens them by imprisoning them; he does not go from us or from them. He takes the five children. Therefore, he is given what helps him in this. Likewise, the mu'adhdhin is given from the public treasury.
Source
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