Stipulating a Fee for the Reciter and the Customary Collective Qur’an Recitation

Question

There is a group (jama‘at) consisting of several persons — among them huffaz, those who read from the mushaf, adults and minors alike — which at various times goes to other people’s doors for a Qur’an recitation for the deceased. After completing the Holy Qur’an, a man chosen from this group asks the master of the house: for what purpose did you have this Qur’an recited — for isal al-thawab (conveying reward to the deceased), for blessing (baraka)

Answer

Recitation of the Holy Qur’an is a magnificent act of worship; it should be done solely to please Allah ﷻ. Whatever reward is obtained for it may be conveyed to whomever one wishes. In reciting it there should be no intention of any monetary benefit, otherwise no reward will be obtained for it; rather, reciting out of greed for wealth will bring punishment, for the prohibition…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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