If we say, O Shaykh, if the Qur'an is made the mahr for the wife, could it not be that this hadith is a specification of the saying of Allah the Exalted: ((So seek with your wealth...))?
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The questioner : If we say that the Qur'an is made the mahr today, would this hadith be a specification of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [An-Nisa 4:24]?
The Shaykh : What is the Qur'an? It is teaching. Teaching is work, and it is valid to take compensation for work. Therefore, yes, I say that teaching is work, and since it is valid to take compensation for work, it becomes wealth. This is unlike the case where we say that the preposition "ba" indicates causality, and that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) married her because she memorized what she had memorized of the Qur'an; in that case, it would conflict with the verse.
The questioner : How can work be wealth?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How can work be wealth?
The Shaykh : What is the meaning of "teaching is work"?
The questioner : Yes, teaching is work.
The Shaykh : What is the meaning of "the teacher will spend time at the expense of the teacher"? He is like a hired worker. He is like a hired worker, and the wage is wealth, and wealth is taken for it.
that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property
أن تبتغوا بأموالكمThe Shaykh : What is the Qur'an? It is teaching. Teaching is work, and it is valid to take compensation for work. Therefore, yes, I say that teaching is work, and since it is valid to take compensation for work, it becomes wealth. This is unlike the case where we say that the preposition "ba" indicates causality, and that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) married her because she memorized what she had memorized of the Qur'an; in that case, it would conflict with the verse.
The questioner : How can work be wealth?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How can work be wealth?
The Shaykh : What is the meaning of "teaching is work"?
The questioner : Yes, teaching is work.
The Shaykh : What is the meaning of "the teacher will spend time at the expense of the teacher"? He is like a hired worker. He is like a hired worker, and the wage is wealth, and wealth is taken for it.