Is it permissible to take a reward for teaching the Qur'an?

The questioner : Is it permissible to take a reward for teaching the Qur'an?

The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for a person to take a reward for teaching the Qur'an, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): However, it is not permissible to take a reward for mere recitation, meaning merely reciting the Qur'an, because mere recitation of the Qur'an is nothing but worship, and one does not take a wage for worship. By this, we know the error of those who, when a person dies, gather reciters or bring one reciter to recite the Qur'an, claiming it benefits the deceased, when in fact it does not benefit the deceased if it is done for a fee. A reciter of the Qur'an for a fee has no reward in the Hereafter and no reward with Allah. And if he has no reward with Allah, the deceased does not benefit from it in any way. This action is forbidden because it is assisting in sin and transgression. Perhaps the fee for this recitation is taken from the estate, and the estate may contain bequests for the deceased, or there may be among the heirs those who are minors, so it is taken from their money and from the bequest without right. This is a clear transgression. Therefore, we advise our brothers who have a deceased relative to avoid this matter. We advise our brothers who have a deceased relative to avoid these matters and to be patient and seek reward from Allah. Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to one of his daughters when her child died or was near death, saying to the messenger she sent: . Yes.

The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. From Amman, Jordan, the questioner T.M.R. says.