Taking a salary and making it a condition for teaching the Qur'an
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to take a salary for teaching the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
Yes,Sahih al-Bukhari 5737 there is no harm in it, but yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He also asks: Is it permissible for a Qur'an teacher to stipulate a specific salary in order to teach people?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that, there is nothing wrong with that, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Yes.
The Shaykh:
He spends on himself and his children. He needs a salary. Yes. And if he volunteers, Allah will enrich him, and volunteering is more pure and better. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to take a salary for teaching the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
Yes,
You are most entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's Book.
إِنَّ أَحَقَّ مَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا كِتَابُ اللَّهِThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He also asks: Is it permissible for a Qur'an teacher to stipulate a specific salary in order to teach people?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with that, there is nothing wrong with that, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Yes.
The Shaykh:
He spends on himself and his children. He needs a salary. Yes. And if he volunteers, Allah will enrich him, and volunteering is more pure and better. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب المناسك — islamhouse.com (1:05:55)
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