The ruling on taking a salary for teaching the Qur'an in memorization circles
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to take a salary for teaching in Qur'an memorization circles, even though I am a young man with no income other than this salary?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible for one who does not have enough to sustain himself to take a salary for teaching the Qur'an. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 5737 This is permissible; it is necessary. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: A person...
The Shaykh:
Teaching and a trade: it is permissible to take a fee for them. And while it is undoubtedly better to do so without taking a fee, it is permissible to take a fee.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to take a salary for teaching in Qur'an memorization circles, even though I am a young man with no income other than this salary?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible for one who does not have enough to sustain himself to take a salary for teaching the Qur'an. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
You are most entitled to take wages for doing a Ruqya with Allah's Book.
إن أحق ما أخذتم عليه أجرا كتاب اللهThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: A person...
The Shaykh:
Teaching and a trade: it is permissible to take a fee for them. And while it is undoubtedly better to do so without taking a fee, it is permissible to take a fee.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 063 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / البيع / الإجارة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:36)
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