Friday, 26 January 2024

Islamic Workers' Monetary Compensation Forbidden or Allowed?

Some claim that monetary compensations of those working for Islamic causes is not allowed. According to the following Aayah, apparently, even the workers over sadaqaat can be compensated from the same sadaqaat. Similarly, the category "in the Way of ALLAH" cannot be restricted to fighting in the Way of ALLAH only, and can include the many types of struggles in the Way of ALLAH. e.g. research for proper understanding of Islam, to counter the wrong translations, to counter the misconceptions, for deeper and more accurate understanding of Islam etc., may also be included. Spreading and promoting Islam as far and wide, and eventually even fighting for ALLAH, are all struggles in the Way of ALLAH. All of this, is time consuming. Some demand that those struggling in this path must somehow never take funding, and make a living, while being restricted to worldly jobs only, then give the time for their responsibilities, and still somehow manage to do all this time-consuming work part-time as a hobby. They may make a good site using coding and by using the already available data, but may never understand, that this thing they have done is only a small part of what must be done to solve the problems faced by Muslims, which cannot be solved using such hobby style activities only, and by them being quick to boycott or doubt people taking the funding route instead of collaborating with and respecting such people, some of whom had even risked their careers by not building their worldly careers to invincible levels and had spent the free time building their skills for Islamic causes.

Quran 9:60
Quran 9:60

Also read the following:
Quran 8:41
Quran 8:41

Quran 8:1

Quran 58:12-13
Quran 9:103
Quran 9:122
Quran 59:6-7
Quran 18:77
Quran 28:25

Appendix 1:
Usually, and naturally, callers to any religion never demand any payment or reward from the ones they are calling from some other religion to their religion. Moreover, Prophets and Messengers (peace be upon them all), were Chosen and Employed by ALLAH for their task. No one today can, while being sane, allege that he is chosen or employed by ALLAH, of course insane people and opportunists may allege this today. So, do observe the context of the following Aayaat.
Quran 6:90
Quran 10:72
Quran 11:29
Quran 11:51
Quran 12:104
Quran 25:57
Quran 26:109
Quran 26:127
Quran 26:145
Quran 26:164
Quran 26:180
Quran 34:47
Quran 36:21
Quran 38:86
Quran 68:46

Appendix 2 - Double Standards:
If someone wants to apply the above Aayaat on those using funding or sponsorship model, then they must avoid double standards, because according to their standard, the following also cannot take any payment for their products or services.
1. Muslim army officers.
2. Every man must buy his own weapons, if he requires a tank, or jet, he must buy it from his own hard earned money.
3. Muslim police officers.
4. Muslim government officials.
5. Teachers of Islamic subjects.
6. Scholars taking grant for their research on any subject related to Islam.
7. Writers of Islamic books.
8. Islamic educational institutes.
9. Imams of Masaajid.
10. Imams praying funerals or officiating marriage contracts.
11. Dawah institutes and daees.
etc.

Appendix 3: Jihad with Wealth...or according to you this wealth must also be spent on one's own weapons and food and water while striving for Islamic causes and must not be given to anyone else or taken by anyone else?:
Quran 4:95
Quran 8:72
Quran 9:20
Quran 9:41
Quran 9:44
Quran 9:81
Quran 9:88
Quran 49:15
Quran 61:11