If a person is the imam of a congregational mosque with a specific salary, and then another imam is employed at another mosque with a higher salary, does the first one have the right to demand to be treated like the second?
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The Shaykh : Now, you are employed at a congregational mosque where Friday prayer is held, with a salary of, say, category B. Then another person is employed at a congregational mosque where Friday prayer is held, with a salary of, say, one thousand. So you ask, "Why didn't they give me the same?" This is fine. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Umar: Sahih Muslim 1045a
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The Shaykh : Every person in a job has a specific salary. It is not permissible for him to demand an increase, ever. The hadith of 'Umar is clear. Unless a person is paid with money, he returns with money... Second, as long as you are in this mosque and its salary is category B, thank Allah and do not ask for an increase, because the hadith is explicit:Sahih Muslim 1045a
Take out of this wealth which comes to you without your being avaricious and without begging, but in other circumstance's do not let your heart hanker after it.
ما جاءك من هذا المال وأنت غير مشرف ولا سائل فخذه وما لا فلا تتبعه نفسكThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Every person in a job has a specific salary. It is not permissible for him to demand an increase, ever. The hadith of 'Umar is clear. Unless a person is paid with money, he returns with money... Second, as long as you are in this mosque and its salary is category B, thank Allah and do not ask for an increase, because the hadith is explicit: