Is the wage for building the imam's and the mu'adhdhin's residence the same as the wage for building the mosque?

The questioner : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.

The questioner : Honorable Shaykh Muhammad, yes, how are you, Shaykh?

The Shaykh : I am well, praise be to Allah.

The questioner : I ask, I say, Shaykh, we have a large piece of land, and a person of good did a good deed and built a mosque on it. As for the residence, it refers to building the residence for the imam and the mu'adhdhin. Yes, whenever we asked the people of good, they said that the residence for the imam and the mu'adhdhin is excused by saying that the wage for the residence is not like the wage for the mosque. And I want you to clarify for us, Shaykh, is the wage for the residence like the wage for the mosque, Shaykh? May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : No, the wage for the residence is not like the wage for the mosque. In the mosque, the Muslims pray, they recite, they learn, and it shelters them in the cold and in the heat. The imam's residence is specific to the imam, and the mu'adhdhin's residence is specific to the mu'adhdhin. It is true that one of the reasons for the prosperity of the mosque with its imam and mu'adhdhin is that they have a house, but the wage for this is not like the wage for that.

The questioner : Now, the imam does not have a residence, and he does not rent his home.

The Shaykh : The imam rents a place, and he has a salary from the government, and praise be to Allah, it is sufficient for him. And if it is not sufficient and he has no income, he is given from the zakah.

The presenter : May Allah protect you, may Allah reward you with good, Shaykh. Raghad: May Allah bless

The Shaykh : you.