Selling in the mosque itself what was received as payment for reciting the Quran in tarawih

Question

A hafiz of the Quran, on the day of the completion of the Quran (khatm), did the following: the garlands of flowers that he received from those praying behind him (muqtadis) he auctioned right there. They were auctioned for 375 rupees. He gave half of that money to the fund for the construction of the mosque and half to the construction fund of the madrasa. What is the Sharʿi ruling on this?

Answer

If he held the auction in the mosque itself, he did wrong: buying and selling is not permitted in the mosque. If he held the auction outside the mosque, it is correct. This ruling concerns the auction itself. As for compensation for reciting the Noble Quran in tarawih — whether in the form of cash or any other thing, and whether it was agreed upon beforehand or was only in…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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