Shaykh Ibn Baaz
(may Allaah have mercy on him)
The Shaykh was
asked, what is the ruling on accepting wages for teaching the noble Qur’aan in
schools of memorizing the Qur’aan?
He responded: There
is no harm in that according to the most correct view. This is because
accepting wages would assist a person to continue to teach and be patient upon
it, because a lot of people may not be able to do it without something (that is
payment) if they do not have income with which they would take care of themselves
so as to devote their time to the teaching.
Therefore, if a
person is given payment for that he will dedicate himself to teaching and
benefit the people. Al-Bukhaaree recorded in his authentic collection from Ibn
Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi
wasallam) said: “The most deserving thing that you take a wage for is the
Book of Allaah.” This includes teaching.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
(may Allaah have mercy on him)
Shaykh Ibn al-‘Uthaymeen
said: It is permissible to employ a
person to teach the Qur’aan. The following are proofs of that.
Firstly: The
statement of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) in an authentic hadeeth:
“The most deserving of thing that you take wages for is the Book of Allaah.”
Secondly: The Messenger
of Allaah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) permitted taking of wages for healing as
contained in the hadeeth of the man who was stung by a scorpion.
Thirdly: The Prophet
(sallallahu alayhi wasallam) married a woman to a man who did not have dowry
and considered her dowry teaching her the Qur’aan that he has memorized. So he
made it a compensation. Therefore, the correct opinion is that it is
permissible to take wages for teaching the Qur’aan. We have mentioned three
proofs. One of them is verbal proof while the other two are practical proofs.
Shaykh al-Albaanee
(may Allaah have mercy on him)
Commenting on the
hadeeth of Aboo Sa’eed al-Khudree who narrated that a Companion took a herd of
sheep for healing somebody by reciting Soorah al-Faatihah, Shaykh al-Albaanee
said:
“This hadeeth
is clear with regard to the permissibility of accepting wages for healing by
reciting Soorah al-Faatihah. As regards, accepting wages for teaching the
Qur’aan, it is not permissible according to the correct view among the sayings
of the scholars due to the ahaadeeth that have been reported from him
(sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) condemning the one who takes wages for teaching
the Qur’aan. I have mentioned a good number of them in Silsilah ahaadeeth
as-Saheehah (256 – 260)
Source: al-Eejaaz
fee Ba’di Maa Ikhtalafa feehi
al-Albaanee, wa Ibn Uthaymeen wa Ibn Baaz, vol. 1, p. 691-692 compiled by Sa’d bin Abdullaah
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