Question
My children attend a Maktab where I pay fees. The Maktab now says that they will be doing some extra Qur'aan lessons, hence we have to pay extra fees. Is it proper to charge extra fees?
Answer
The extra fees are not permissible. But today the Deen has been transformed into a commercial enterprise. The Qur'aan is taught for money, not for the Aakhirat. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "Recite the Qur'aan. Do not eat with it." In other words: Do not make teaching the Qur'aan a source of income.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 25 No 07
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Appears under DUA AFTER FARDH SALAAT | (approximate).