Paying the worker his wage inside the mosque
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to pay the worker his wage inside the mosque?
Answer:
I mean, if the mosque is crowded, he gives him his wage outside the mosque. But if he does this and pays him inside the mosque, there is no harm. What is forbidden is hiring someone to work. He says, "Work for me for one or two riyals in the mosque"; this is not permissible. But if he has a right or a debt upon you and you give it to him, there is no objection.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to pay the worker his wage inside the mosque?
Answer:
I mean, if the mosque is crowded, he gives him his wage outside the mosque. But if he does this and pays him inside the mosque, there is no harm. What is forbidden is hiring someone to work. He says, "Work for me for one or two riyals in the mosque"; this is not permissible. But if he has a right or a debt upon you and you give it to him, there is no objection.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، المقدمة، وأول كتاب الطهارة — islamhouse.com (1:10:25)
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