Does accepting payment for teaching Qur’aan and Arabic deprive a person of the reward?
Question I live in a European country. I started giving private lessons in the Arabic language to the neighbors’ children, and I am paid for this. Will I be rewarded by Allah although I am taking money for what I teach?. Praise be to Allah. There is nothing wrong with accepting payment for teaching Arabic,…
Question
Praise be to Allah.
There is nothing wrong with
accepting payment for teaching Arabic, and there is nothing wrong with
accepting it for teaching Qur’aan, and that does not mean that one will not
be rewarded for it, if he does the task well and intends thereby to benefit
the Muslims and bring them closer to the language of their Prophet and their
Qur’aan.
The scholars of the
Standing Committee were asked: What is the ruling on accepting payment for
teaching young children to memorize Qur’aan? If you say that it is
permissible, will the teacher be rewarded by Allaah after taking a monthly
salary?
They replied: Learning and
teaching the Holy Qur’aan is one of the best means of drawing closer to
Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, if one’s intention is sound. The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) encouraged learning
and teaching Qur’aan as he said: “The best of you is the one who learns the
Qur’aan and teaches it.” Accepting payment for teaching Qur’aan does not
deprive the Qur’aan teacher of reward from Allaah if his intention is
sincere. And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and
peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and companions.
End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah
al-Daa’imah (15/99).
And Allaah knows best.
