Explanation of the author's statement: "…There is no salary from the public treasury because there is no volunteer…"

The Shaykh : Likewise, the author says: "There is no salary from the public treasury". "There is no salary from the public treasury." The word *razaq* (with a kasrah on the ra) is not like *rizq* (with a kasrah on the ra). *Rizq* means what is provided, i.e., the gift, while *razaq* is the action of the provider, meaning the act of giving sustenance. So, "no *razaq*" means "no act of giving sustenance." There is a difference between *razaq*, which is the source of the verb *yurziq* (he provides), and *rizq* (with a kasrah), which is the sustenance provided. The discussion here is about the sustenance provided, not the act of providing. That is why we say "no salary from the public treasury," meaning it is not permissible to grant the mu'adhdhin and the one who gives the iqamah a payment from the public treasury. This is known as the *hadi*, or what is called a salary. The salary is the sustenance from the public treasury, because the public treasury was established for the interests of the Muslims, and the adhan and iqamah are among the interests of the Muslims. Therefore, it is permissible to give them a salary from the public treasury, but on the condition that there is no volunteer. If a qualified volunteer is found, it is not permissible to give him from the public treasury. Why? To protect the public treasury from being spent without the need for spending. How do the scholars protect the public treasury to this extent? If we find a mu'adhdhin who calls to prayer for a salary, but a volunteer comes and says, "I will call to prayer for nothing, for free," and he is qualified to call to prayer and his adhan is valid, then it is not permissible to give the first man anything from the public treasury. We tell the first man, "Do you want to call to prayer for free, or are you in the care of Allah?" We have found someone who calls to prayer for free. Why? To protect the public treasury from being spent on what is not needed.