Ruling on Taking a Wage for Teaching the Qur'an
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What is the ruling on taking a wage for teaching the Qur'an, and is there a warning regarding this?
Taking a wage for reciting the Qur'an is forbidden,For example: A person says: I want to recite for you for a wage. This is forbidden and has no reward.
As for taking a wage for teaching the Qur'an, there is nothing wrong with it,As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his family said: (The most worthy thing for which you take a wage is the Book of Allah).
And because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made teaching the Qur'an a bridal gift, and the bridal gift is a compensation.
And because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted taking a wage for reciting for the sick, as in the story of the companions of the detachment who stayed as guests with a group of Arabs, but these people refused to host them, so they moved to the side. Then Allah sent a scorpion upon their leader, and it stung him,And they came to the Companions and said: Is there among you anyone who can recite?They said: Yes, but we will not recite for you except for something.
So they gave them a flock of sheep. The reciter recited Surat al-Fatihah over the one who was stung, and the stung man rose up as if he had been untied from a rope. They took the sheep and brought them to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him),So he said: (Take them and share a portion with me).
Taking a wage for reciting the Qur'an is forbidden,For example: A person says: I want to recite for you for a wage. This is forbidden and has no reward.
As for taking a wage for teaching the Qur'an, there is nothing wrong with it,As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his family said: (The most worthy thing for which you take a wage is the Book of Allah).
And because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made teaching the Qur'an a bridal gift, and the bridal gift is a compensation.
And because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted taking a wage for reciting for the sick, as in the story of the companions of the detachment who stayed as guests with a group of Arabs, but these people refused to host them, so they moved to the side. Then Allah sent a scorpion upon their leader, and it stung him,And they came to the Companions and said: Is there among you anyone who can recite?They said: Yes, but we will not recite for you except for something.
So they gave them a flock of sheep. The reciter recited Surat al-Fatihah over the one who was stung, and the stung man rose up as if he had been untied from a rope. They took the sheep and brought them to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him),So he said: (Take them and share a portion with me).