The ruling on seeking the position of mosque imam for the sake of salary and marriage
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person wants to get married. Is it permissible for him to look for the position of mosque imam so that the salary helps him with the marriage and the house he receives from the mosque?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, it is not good for him to intend to get money from the mosque. This is not acceptable unless he has a desire to lead the prayer. If he has a desire to lead the prayer or call the adhan, there is no harm. But if he has no desire to lead the prayer or call the adhan except for the sake of money, then it is not permissible. Yes, sustenance is provided through other means.
The questioner:
In a non-Muslim country, where does he get his sustenance? And is it collected for him?
The Shaykh:
He is helped. There is no harm in him being helped, but his intention should not be for the money. His intention should be to devote himself to this work, and he takes what is given to him without making it a condition. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A person wants to get married. Is it permissible for him to look for the position of mosque imam so that the salary helps him with the marriage and the house he receives from the mosque?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, it is not good for him to intend to get money from the mosque. This is not acceptable unless he has a desire to lead the prayer. If he has a desire to lead the prayer or call the adhan, there is no harm. But if he has no desire to lead the prayer or call the adhan except for the sake of money, then it is not permissible. Yes, sustenance is provided through other means.
The questioner:
In a non-Muslim country, where does he get his sustenance? And is it collected for him?
The Shaykh:
He is helped. There is no harm in him being helped, but his intention should not be for the money. His intention should be to devote himself to this work, and he takes what is given to him without making it a condition. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 063 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / البيع / الإجارة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:22)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.