The ruling on what imams and mu'adhdhins receive from salaries
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What is the ruling on one who calls the adhan solely to take a wage?
First: We must know that what the government gives to imams and mu'adhdhins as compensation is not a wage; rather, it is a grant from the public treasury to one who has undertaken a public interest for the Muslims, such as teachers, imams, mu'adhdhins, judges, and rulers, and the like.
So this is not from the category of a wage, so we say: A wage for acts of nearness to Allah is not permissible; rather, it falls under the category of a grant from the public treasury to one who has undertaken this position.But the consideration remains regarding the issue: Is it permissible for a mu'adhdhin or an imam to say: "I call to prayer for the sake of the salary" or "I lead the people in prayer for the sake of the salary"?Answer: We say: Do not intend this intention, for this intention nullifies your work, and you will have no reward for the adhan, no reward for leading the prayer, no reward for judging, and no reward for teaching. Intend that you are teaching, and that you are accepting what comes from the government in this salary to help you with the affairs of your life.
If you do that, then the salary will not be lost to you, and the good intention will remain.But Satan may overcome the children of Adam and say: I call to prayer or teach for the sake of this grant.So Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding this: Whoever performs an act of worship for the sake of money has no share in the Hereafter; rather, he has no portion in the Hereafter, and this is true, because he has received his wage in this world. The important thing is that we should call people to correct their intentions.
First: We must know that what the government gives to imams and mu'adhdhins as compensation is not a wage; rather, it is a grant from the public treasury to one who has undertaken a public interest for the Muslims, such as teachers, imams, mu'adhdhins, judges, and rulers, and the like.
So this is not from the category of a wage, so we say: A wage for acts of nearness to Allah is not permissible; rather, it falls under the category of a grant from the public treasury to one who has undertaken this position.But the consideration remains regarding the issue: Is it permissible for a mu'adhdhin or an imam to say: "I call to prayer for the sake of the salary" or "I lead the people in prayer for the sake of the salary"?Answer: We say: Do not intend this intention, for this intention nullifies your work, and you will have no reward for the adhan, no reward for leading the prayer, no reward for judging, and no reward for teaching. Intend that you are teaching, and that you are accepting what comes from the government in this salary to help you with the affairs of your life.
If you do that, then the salary will not be lost to you, and the good intention will remain.But Satan may overcome the children of Adam and say: I call to prayer or teach for the sake of this grant.So Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding this: Whoever performs an act of worship for the sake of money has no share in the Hereafter; rather, he has no portion in the Hereafter, and this is true, because he has received his wage in this world. The important thing is that we should call people to correct their intentions.