Question
A Shaikh charges a fee of R150 per person for a lecture on Islam which he held in a public hall. Men and women attended. Is it permissible to charge a fee for delivering lectures?
Answer
The sheikh, we understand, is not being paid by an employer who hires someone to deliver lectures. This sheikh charges the individual members of the audience a fee. Among the signs of Qiyaamah according to the Hadith is that people will pursue the world with deeds of the Aakhirah. A lecture on Islam is a deed of the Aakhirah. This sheikh is making money and pursuing a haraam agenda with the deed of the Aakhirah. Hence he is a manifestation of the materialization of Rasulullah's prediction. The fees charged are haraam.
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- The Majlis Vol 22 No 02
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