The Difference Between Tarawih, Leading the Five Daily Prayers, and Teaching the Qur’an

Question

What is the difference between taking a wage for teaching the Qur’an and taking a wage for reciting the Qur’an to listeners in blessed Ramadan? And which wage is permissible? If the mutawalli (trustee of the mosque) takes the imam’s wage from the poor by putting pressure on them, is this permissible?

Answer

The basic principle is that taking a wage for acts of worship is haram. However, the later jurists (muta’akhkhirun), having recognised through ijtihad certain Shar‘i interests (masalih shar‘iyya), permitted hiring (ijara) for the imamate and for teaching the Holy Qur’an.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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