Collecting money to give a gift to an Aalim for delivering a sermon
Question
In some places when an aalim does a bayan, the people and masjid committee collect money and give it to the aalim as hadya. Is it permissible for him to receive that amount because it is his duty to educate people islamically?
Answer
This is inappropriate.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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