We appointed a man to serve the mosque in exchange for money collected from the worshippers, but he stipulated that people not be told that this money is for the mosque attendant. Is it
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yesterday we discussed with him that he needs to start opening the mosque.
The Shaykh : He is to be in charge of opening the mosque at the times.
The questioner : That is, at the times, fifteen minutes before, and so on. He also takes care of some of the mosque's affairs. Since the man is poor, we agreed to give him money, meaning we would collect it from people, but without mentioning, for example, saying, "By Allah, this is for the attendant," because of his feelings and such. We would say it is for the affairs of the mosque, and that is included in this. What is your opinion, or is there a better way?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you. The question regarding the matter is that the collection is not named for what purpose, or what?
The questioner : Yes, it is that we do not want to say, "Contribute for the mu'adhdhin."
The Shaykh : He is the mu'adhdhin, the owner of the shop, the mu'adhdhin.
The questioner : No, I mean, considering that he is the one we appointed.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, you mentioned the mu'adhdhin just now; perhaps I did not hear clearly.
The questioner : We have the one who opens the mosque and the one who locks it; we call him the mu'adhdhin.
The Shaykh : Yes, and this is not a mu'adhdhin?
The questioner : He is undoubtedly the mu'adhdhin, the device.
The Shaykh : Is the question now about this?
The questioner : It is about this man, considering that he is the caretaker of the mosque.
The Shaykh : Well, is there a necessity for you to say "mu'adhdhin" when he is not a mu'adhdhin?
The questioner : There is no problem; we usually call him the mu'adhdhin.
The Shaykh : No problem, my question now is about the necessity of saying, "Contribute for the mu'adhdhin"?
The questioner : There is no necessity.
The Shaykh : You do not say, for example, "Contribute for the service of the mosque."
The questioner : Yes, this is what we want. What do you think of saying this?
The Shaykh : It must be this.
The questioner : Because it is the most accurate.
The Shaykh : Without a doubt.
The questioner : We were going to call him the mu'adhdhin.
The Shaykh : No, no, no, no, absolutely not.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh :Sunan an-Nasa'i 5711Sahih (Darussalam) .
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Welcome.
The questioner : Yesterday we discussed with him that he needs to start opening the mosque.
The Shaykh : He is to be in charge of opening the mosque at the times.
The questioner : That is, at the times, fifteen minutes before, and so on. He also takes care of some of the mosque's affairs. Since the man is poor, we agreed to give him money, meaning we would collect it from people, but without mentioning, for example, saying, "By Allah, this is for the attendant," because of his feelings and such. We would say it is for the affairs of the mosque, and that is included in this. What is your opinion, or is there a better way?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you. The question regarding the matter is that the collection is not named for what purpose, or what?
The questioner : Yes, it is that we do not want to say, "Contribute for the mu'adhdhin."
The Shaykh : He is the mu'adhdhin, the owner of the shop, the mu'adhdhin.
The questioner : No, I mean, considering that he is the one we appointed.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, you mentioned the mu'adhdhin just now; perhaps I did not hear clearly.
The questioner : We have the one who opens the mosque and the one who locks it; we call him the mu'adhdhin.
The Shaykh : Yes, and this is not a mu'adhdhin?
The questioner : He is undoubtedly the mu'adhdhin, the device.
The Shaykh : Is the question now about this?
The questioner : It is about this man, considering that he is the caretaker of the mosque.
The Shaykh : Well, is there a necessity for you to say "mu'adhdhin" when he is not a mu'adhdhin?
The questioner : There is no problem; we usually call him the mu'adhdhin.
The Shaykh : No problem, my question now is about the necessity of saying, "Contribute for the mu'adhdhin"?
The questioner : There is no necessity.
The Shaykh : You do not say, for example, "Contribute for the service of the mosque."
The questioner : Yes, this is what we want. What do you think of saying this?
The Shaykh : It must be this.
The questioner : Because it is the most accurate.
The Shaykh : Without a doubt.
The questioner : We were going to call him the mu'adhdhin.
The Shaykh : No, no, no, no, absolutely not.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh :
Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.
دَعْ ما يريبك إلى ما لا يريبكThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Welcome.
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.