The Imam of mosque whether can receive salary or not in islam.
Can Mosque Imams Earn a Salary?
ANSWER
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
In this fatwa:
There is nothing wrong that the mosque imams receiving a salary for leading people in Prayer and delivering Friday sermon,
Answering your question about mosque imam taking salaries, Dr. Anwar Dabbour, Professor of Shari`ah at the Faculty of Law, Cairo University, states:
There is nothing wrong with the imam who delivers the khutbah (sermon) in a Mosque obtaining a salary from either the Mosque board or from the government.
Islamic organization should support mosque imams in order to enable them to meet their requirements as well as family responsibilities.
Thus, there is nothing wrong in obtaining a salary for teaching people matters pertaining to what is lawful and what is prohibited. Although the person who does that should preferably refrain from seeking a worldly gain.
It has become clear now that there is nothing wrong that the imam receiving a salary for leading people in Prayer and delivering khutbahs, especially if he is financially straitened and is appointed by a governmental organization in such a Mosque. This is really the case in most Arab and Muslim countries.
Some scholars draw an analogy between the point in question and obtaining money for teaching the Quran.
They argue that, if we say that the money obtained by the mosque imams and the one who teaches people the Quran is haram, then many people will stop teaching others the Quran, which is a great loss.
Allah Almighty knows best.
Editor’s note: This fatwa is from Ask the Scholar’s archive and was originally published at an earlier date.
Should the Quran Be Read Silently During the Eclipse Prayer?
ANSWER
Wa `alaykum As-Salamu waRahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
In this fatwa:
With regard to how the eclipse prayer is performed, you are advised to follow the Imam of the mosque. He is trained to handle these kinds of situations and ignoring his scholarship sets a bad precedent.
Answering your question, Imam Suhaib Webb, imam of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, states:
Imam Al-Qarafi addressed this wonderfully when he wrote:
"Scholars agree that the eclipse prayer is a sanctioned act, but differed on how it is observed."
A well-known difference is how the Imam recites in the prayer: silently or out loud. That is due to conflicting statements of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), some saying they heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) recite during the eclipse prayer, while others said they did not hear him.
When scholars face these kinds of situations, they take an opinion they feel is the strongest, but exercise grace and diplomacy with those who differ with them.
Scholars do agree that fighting and splitting the community over these types of issues is forbidden because the unity of the community is obligatory.
My advice is to follow the Imam of the mosque. He is trained to handle these kinds of situations and ignoring his scholarship sets a bad precedent.
An axiom states:
"When a community differs over disputed opinions on how an act is performed, their madhab is the madhab of their Imam."
Allah forbids that you forgo the obligation of unity and working together for an act that is disputed and not an obligation! What good will it do to pray the eclipse pray if your hearts are eclipsed by ego and division?
Almighty Allah knows best.
Editor’s note: This fatwa is from Ask the Scholar’s archive and was originally published at an earlier date.
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