Is it permissible for the imam of a mosque in Western countries to take his salary from the donation box placed in the mosque?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if Muslims are residing in non-Islamic countries where there is no Bayt al-Mal (public treasury), is it permissible to give the imam a monthly salary taken from the mosque box where the prayers' donations are collected?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that; he may be paid what is sufficient for him so that he can devote himself to leading the mosque prayers, and this is taken from the donors' fund, because it serves the role of the public treasury. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if Muslims are residing in non-Islamic countries where there is no Bayt al-Mal (public treasury), is it permissible to give the imam a monthly salary taken from the mosque box where the prayers' donations are collected?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that; he may be paid what is sufficient for him so that he can devote himself to leading the mosque prayers, and this is taken from the donors' fund, because it serves the role of the public treasury. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1405 -2802] هل يجوز لإمام مسجد في بلاد الغرب أن يأخذ راتبه من صندوق التبرع الموضوع في المسجد؟ — youtube.com
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