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Sunan Ibn Majah 2158 (Book 12, Hadith 22) #31510
Accepting Payment for Teaching Quran

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) warning Ubayy bin Ka'b against accepting a bow as payment for teaching someone the Quran.

It was narrated that Ubayy bin Ka'b said: "I taught a man the Qur'an, and he gave me a bow. I mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah and he said: 'If you accept it you will be accepting a bow of fire'. So I returned it".
حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ ثَوْرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَعْدَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلْمٍ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْكَلاَعِيِّ، عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ عَلَّمْتُ رَجُلاً الْقُرْآنَ فَأَهْدَى إِلَىَّ قَوْسًا فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ـ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنْ أَخَذْتَهَا أَخَذْتَ قَوْسًا مِنْ نَارٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَرَدَدْتُهَا

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payment  *  teaching  *  bow  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek guidance from Allah and His Messenger before making any decisions regarding our religious duties ; Do one's best when providing religious services ; Be honest when providing religious services ; Be generous when providing religous service .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's advice to Ubayy bin Ka'b, who was offered a bow in exchange for teaching someone the Quran. The Prophet warned him that if he accepted it, he would be accepting a "bow of fire". This means that it would be wrong to accept something other than money or goods in exchange for teaching someone the Quran. It teaches us that we should not accept anything else as payment when we are providing religious services such as teaching people about Islam and its teachings. We should only accept money or goods in return, and nothing else. Furthermore, this hadith also teaches us to always seek guidance from Allah and His Messenger before making any decisions regarding our religious duties and obligations.

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