Requesting the Imamate or the Adhan for the Purpose of a House
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a person to apply for the position of imam or for the position of mu'adhdhin for the sake of the house that is provided for the imam or the mu'adhdhin?
Answer:
He is entitled to nothing but the house. What is this? If his intention is the house or the salary, then it is his right to take only what he intended.Sahih al-Bukhari 1 If his desire is for the imamate as obedience to Allah, or for the adhan because he seeks obedience and takes what is given to him or where he resides as a means that is not the primary objective but rather secondary, then there is no harm in that. However, if the house is the primary objective and the adhan is secondary to it, that is not permissible. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a person to apply for the position of imam or for the position of mu'adhdhin for the sake of the house that is provided for the imam or the mu'adhdhin?
Answer:
He is entitled to nothing but the house. What is this? If his intention is the house or the salary, then it is his right to take only what he intended.
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب بيان زوال تطهيره — islamhouse.com (1:15:00)
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