Taking a fee for teaching the Noble Qur'an.
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Another questioner : What is the ruling, O Shaykh, on taking a wage for teaching the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : If you mean what I am saying, then I mean what I am saying; it is not permissible. But I fear that you do not mean what you are saying; in that case, I do not mean what I am saying. How is that? Not every piece of money given to a person should be considered a wage, and not every money that reaches a person should be taken as a wage. For example, you know that in the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, there was a register containing the names of the Muhajireen, the names of the Ansar, the names of the children and the young ones, and so on. He had established a continuous salary for every individual. Do you consider this a wage? You will agree with me that it is not, right? Because you...The questioner : You...
The Shaykh : If you mean what I am saying, then I mean what I am saying; it is not permissible. But I fear that you do not mean what you are saying; in that case, I do not mean what I am saying. How is that? Not every piece of money given to a person should be considered a wage, and not every money that reaches a person should be taken as a wage. For example, you know that in the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, there was a register containing the names of the Muhajireen, the names of the Ansar, the names of the children and the young ones, and so on. He had established a continuous salary for every individual. Do you consider this a wage? You will agree with me that it is not, right? Because you...The questioner : You...
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