Combining the Taking of a Wage with Sincerity of Intention in Teaching
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The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you, how does a Muslim combine taking a wage with his sincerity of intention to Allah when he teaches?
The Shaykh:
Nothing prevents this. Sincerity to Allah means you sit and teach people, and you have a salary and no other work. How do you live? How do you feed yourself? And how do you provide for your family? There is absolutely no objection to that. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The means that help you in teaching people and in teaching the Qur'an help you in this. Yes.
Then he says, may Allah preserve you, how does a Muslim combine taking a wage with his sincerity of intention to Allah when he teaches?
The Shaykh:
Nothing prevents this. Sincerity to Allah means you sit and teach people, and you have a salary and no other work. How do you live? How do you feed yourself? And how do you provide for your family? There is absolutely no objection to that. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The means that help you in teaching people and in teaching the Qur'an help you in this. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من الوجه العاشر : أن غالب الخالق إنما يريدون قضاء حاجاتهم منك، وإن أضر ذلك بدينك ودنياك — islamhouse.com (56:43)
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