Ruling on Giving Money to the Cup-Taker for Cupping
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Ruling on Giving Money to the Cup-Taker for Cupping
What is the ruling on giving money to the cup-taker for cupping?
There is nothing wrong with giving the cup-taker his fee,As 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: [The fee of the cup-taker is not forbidden, and if it were forbidden, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have given the cup-taker his fee] and he (may Allah be pleased with him) is truthful, but the earnings of the cup-taker are vile -Meaning: that it is bad - because the cup-taker should volunteer and give freely; because in this there is the saving of his brothers from harm and destruction,So that he takes a fee for this, we say: this fee is bad and not forbidden, and is the term "vile" applied to what is bad yet lawful? Yes,Allah the Exalted said: [al-Baqarah: 267] .
What is the ruling on giving money to the cup-taker for cupping?
There is nothing wrong with giving the cup-taker his fee,As 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: [The fee of the cup-taker is not forbidden, and if it were forbidden, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have given the cup-taker his fee] and he (may Allah be pleased with him) is truthful, but the earnings of the cup-taker are vile -Meaning: that it is bad - because the cup-taker should volunteer and give freely; because in this there is the saving of his brothers from harm and destruction,So that he takes a fee for this, we say: this fee is bad and not forbidden, and is the term "vile" applied to what is bad yet lawful? Yes,Allah the Exalted said: