04-17-2005, 06:50 AM
Bismillah
as salam alykom Intuition
what is with u these days, u keep coming with the stragest questions????? what have u been up to?
Any way I will say what I know.
as for the NIkah ceremony part, I am not sure what u mean exactly? do u mean one who carries out the contract including the paper work and all. For ex here in Egypt they this one a Ma-dhun (which could be litteraly translated as has a permission) it is an implication that he is authorized by the government to carry out the whole process, including registeration of the doc at the gov authorities. For this and because he does a job, he is paid a percentage of the amount of the Mahr.
Actually the process needs work to be done. And thus he is allowed fees. This situation is totally different from the days of Sahaba, they didnt have to register any documents...etc, I think someone just had to sort of carry on the process. Well I am not sure how they did it. But this is what I know.
As for taking money for doing Ruqia (reciting Quran for the sick I think u r referring for Ruqia)
What I know is that companion Kharija Ibn Assalat was coming back after meeting the Messenger salla Allah A`lyhee wa sallam and a group of Kufar met him, asked him if he knows any Ruqia because their leader is epliptic, he was chained down, they told him we know your companion brought good with him.
So Kharija stayed with him 3 days reciting only Fatiha, after which Mash a Allah the man stood up perferctly alright.
They gave him a present like a package of something. Just be noted a present. He didnt ask for anything or made a certain fee to be charged, getting my point? he went back and told the Messenger, the Messenger asked him who told u that Fatiha could be used as Ruqia? he said I was inspired.
From this hadeeth we conclude that Fatiha is a general Ruqia I mean could be used for anything: illness, evil eye, witchcraft... etc.
We can conclude that one who made the Ruqia can take a gift and accept it. But of course he can also do it for free.
If u ask me my personal opinion, I prefer one who does the Ruqia not to take anything, but certainly not charge certain fees. Currently many people mixed things together and interpreted situation so that they can make money and that is it. May Allah improve us all.
Again about the Nikah issue and money I explained what I know, here in Egypt this one is like a gov servant and thus must be paid for the duties he carries out which are a lot and time consuming really.
May Allah Bless the NIkah of every Muslim, Protect every married couple from all kinds of evil, and Puts love and mercy between them
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