What is the ruling on the salary for leading the prayer and cleaning the mosque?

Question:
This person is asking whether it is permissible to take a salary for leading the prayer and calling the adhan.

Answer:
And cleaning the mosque, yes, this is permissible. This is a right, a right for the imams and the mu'adhhdhins, so that they can devote themselves to leading the prayer and calling the adhan. If they were not given what supports them and what they spend on themselves and their children, they would not be able to manage leading the prayer and calling the adhan. The practice of the Muslims, from the time of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, has been that they give to the imams, they give to the mu'adhhdhins, they give to the judges, and they give to the teachers, so that they can devote themselves. Otherwise, they would need to seek a livelihood; they would need to seek a livelihood for themselves and their children. So if what is sufficient for them is not secured for them, they will abandon these duties, and the Ummah needs them. Therefore, there is no harm in that, if Allah wills.