subhanAllah, for someone to think in this line is extremely positive. Sometimes we talk about traditional ulama.. how traditional are we talking about? Abu Dhar Ghafari r.a would not hoard any dirham or dinar and would stop NON ULAMA from doing the same. Are we willing to go that traditional ourselves that we expect an Abu Dhar Ghafari r.a from every Alim we know. Ideally, we wish the ulama to dispose themselves to the work of deen and ummah. One simply has to look at the Imamat , Muazzins contracts etc. to realize that when it comes to monetary wealth, we do not "value" our ulama. It is a simple fact. If any alim dared to open his mouth and ask for equitable money for his overworked 60-80 hours per week job, which is bound to get negative feedback anyway, that alim is a duniyadar (materialistic person). Ajeeb. my heat at this moment is warmed by br. pluto's sentiments. Download a free pdf and read it. You benefited from it now show that appreciation and arrange and send some money to the author if you can. If you cannot, then help your local Alim. Start with the one you are at odds with. You will never realize the darajah of those who are working selflessly for sake of Allah, being content with whatever Allah puts of their plate. Why not get together and make a brother's club to gather such money and fund students of deen, form a contingent fund for local Imam, make a pledge for da'wah courses and get ulama in. There is so much that can be done. May Allah increase your zeal and ave lots of fruitful outcomes.