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**Badyalectlawl** · 12-03-2009, 09:46 PM

I think we all agree with Imams being made more but we need to come up with ideas and initiaves on how their day would revolve. what activities etc could they do so that committees feel justified in paying these higher wages.

If scholars come up with initiatives,are willing top put the time in and even then they don't get a wage reflecting that,then thats something which needs to be tackled within the communities.

The thing is...we don't want to pay Imams well and then as soon as they start working somewhere, people start saying things like..."Look at that scholar and Maulana...he is working as well..."...dude...Imams and scholars are human beings and they have families and children and wives as well just like anyone else. Their families and children have desires just like any other family would have. So to pay less than minimum wages and then on top of that, complain about such scholars because they work a normal job is just so wrong.

Also, you are saying that Imams are not putting in enough time so they don't justify decent wages. You very well know that Imams might be leading prayers but they can't do anything for a long period of time in a day because they have to be back in the Masjid to lead prayers. They can't go on long trips or be away from home other than being on official holiday. They are tied up throughout the whole day.

Also, some people get $10 dollars per hour whilst others make $200 per hour. According to you that would be unfair because they both are 'putting in time' which is the same so they should be paid the same as well. That doesn't make sense because they have totally different skills so even though one maybe putting in one hour, he will make more than someone who will put in 10 hours. So if the Imam works for less time per day, that doesn't necessarily mean that he should be at the bottom of the pay scale. So an Imam doesn't have to work the same amount of time as others to be paid the same. Some work less hours but they make much more than someone who puts in ten times more hours. If we value an Islamic scholar and realize the benefit of the Imam, then we will pay him decent wages.

A community without an Imam can never really be a vibrant Muslim community. If you want the best of Imams, then by ready to pay good as well otherwise we will lose our Imams to the hospitals and prisons and other places.

I for one don't regret for even a second about taking up the position that I have. Nothing compares to the reward I will get In Sha Allah for leading thousands of people in prayer and having the opportunity to teach hundreds of kids the Quran and Islam. No amount of money can entice me to hand over the reward I will In Sha Allah get in the hereafter for serving the deen. I would never want to trade my profession for any other profession in the world. : )

In the hereafter, it will not matter how much money you made in the world but rather, what will matter is how much reward you accumulated in the world and I feel that through the Imamat position, I can gain the greatest amount of reward in the shortest amount of time.

A good 'bang for my buck'.

12-03-2009, 09:46 PM	#24
Badyalectlawl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 449 Senior Member	I think we all agree with Imams being made more but we need to come up with ideas and initiaves on how their day would revolve. what activities etc could they do so that committees feel justified in paying these higher wages. If scholars come up with initiatives,are willing top put the time in and even then they don't get a wage reflecting that,then thats something which needs to be tackled within the communities. The thing is...we don't want to pay Imams well and then as soon as they start working somewhere, people start saying things like..."Look at that scholar and Maulana...he is working as well..."...dude...Imams and scholars are human beings and they have families and children and wives as well just like anyone else. Their families and children have desires just like any other family would have. So to pay less than minimum wages and then on top of that, complain about such scholars because they work a normal job is just so wrong. Also, you are saying that Imams are not putting in enough time so they don't justify decent wages. You very well know that Imams might be leading prayers but they can't do anything for a long period of time in a day because they have to be back in the Masjid to lead prayers. They can't go on long trips or be away from home other than being on official holiday. They are tied up throughout the whole day. Also, some people get $10 dollars per hour whilst others make $200 per hour. According to you that would be unfair because they both are 'putting in time' which is the same so they should be paid the same as well. That doesn't make sense because they have totally different skills so even though one maybe putting in one hour, he will make more than someone who will put in 10 hours. So if the Imam works for less time per day, that doesn't necessarily mean that he should be at the bottom of the pay scale. So an Imam doesn't have to work the same amount of time as others to be paid the same. Some work less hours but they make much more than someone who puts in ten times more hours. If we value an Islamic scholar and realize the benefit of the Imam, then we will pay him decent wages. A community without an Imam can never really be a vibrant Muslim community. If you want the best of Imams, then by ready to pay good as well otherwise we will lose our Imams to the hospitals and prisons and other places. I for one don't regret for even a second about taking up the position that I have. Nothing compares to the reward I will get In Sha Allah for leading thousands of people in prayer and having the opportunity to teach hundreds of kids the Quran and Islam. No amount of money can entice me to hand over the reward I will In Sha Allah get in the hereafter for serving the deen. I would never want to trade my profession for any other profession in the world. : ) In the hereafter, it will not matter how much money you made in the world but rather, what will matter is how much reward you accumulated in the world and I feel that through the Imamat position, I can gain the greatest amount of reward in the shortest amount of time. A good 'bang for my buck'.
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