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**FalHaitle** · 07-23-2010, 04:55 AM

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.

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There are lots of things my Imam does. I don't think what he does overall can be restricted to a daily basis listing. For instance he may be preparing a khutbah and someone interrupts for assistance, requiring advice and support for funeral arrangements and inheritance issues. Or he maybe disturbed for counselling or another related matter on fiqh questions etc. On top of that our Imam still engages in activities for the youth; which can range from the mosque alone or interrelated to another mosque (Islamic quizz, sporting activites etc), both the Imam and his wife, are available for sessions in teaching children on a weekly basis as well as programmes for teaching adult women and men. There are times, that we may move from the everyday seerah, fiqh to some complex matters and the Imam will arrange for a scholar who is more knowledgeable in that issue. Usually, Imam takes it as a responsiblity upon himself (and family) to entertain the scholar as a guest in his home. There are so much things our Imam (and his family) does, that much of his/their time is in organizing and implementing these wide-range of activities. I agree on a suitable salary.

07-23-2010, 04:55 AM	#36
FalHaitle Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 398 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. . There are lots of things my Imam does. I don't think what he does overall can be restricted to a daily basis listing. For instance he may be preparing a khutbah and someone interrupts for assistance, requiring advice and support for funeral arrangements and inheritance issues. Or he maybe disturbed for counselling or another related matter on fiqh questions etc. On top of that our Imam still engages in activities for the youth; which can range from the mosque alone or interrelated to another mosque (Islamic quizz, sporting activites etc), both the Imam and his wife, are available for sessions in teaching children on a weekly basis as well as programmes for teaching adult women and men. There are times, that we may move from the everyday seerah, fiqh to some complex matters and the Imam will arrange for a scholar who is more knowledgeable in that issue. Usually, Imam takes it as a responsiblity upon himself (and family) to entertain the scholar as a guest in his home. There are so much things our Imam (and his family) does, that much of his/their time is in organizing and implementing these wide-range of activities. I agree on a suitable salary.
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