Section: If the teacher is given something without a condition, the apparent meaning of Ahmad's words is its permissibility. He said, in what Ayyub ibn Safiri (64) reported from him: "He should not request it, nor should he stipulate it, but if he is given something, he may accept it." He also said, in the narration of Ahmad ibn Sa'id: "I dislike the wage of a teacher if he stipulates it." And he said: "If the teacher does not stipulate it and does not request anything from anyone, if something comes to him, he accepts it," as if he considers this milder. A group of scholars disliked it (65) due to the aforementioned hadith regarding the bow and the garment (khamisah) which were given to Ubayy and Ubadah without a condition. Also, because this is an act of devotion, it is not permissible to take compensation for it, neither by condition nor without it, just like prayer and fasting. The argument for the first [position] is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Whatever comes to you of this wealth without a request or anticipation of the soul, take it and treat it as wealth, for it is a provision that Allah has driven to you" (66). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) allowed Ubayy to eat the food of the one he was teaching, if it was his food and the food of his family. And because, if it is without a condition, it is a pure gift, so it is permissible, just as if he had not taught him anything. As for the hadith of the bow and the garment, these are two specific incidents, so it is possible that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) knew that they did that purely for the sake of Allah, so he disliked taking compensation for it (67) from other than Allah Almighty. And it is possible [there is] something else. If a teacher is given a wage for teaching a child calligraphy and memorization, it is permissible. Ahmad explicitly stated this, saying: "If the giver intends to give it to him for the child's memorization and teaching, I hope it is permissible if it is like this." Also, because this is among those things for which it is permissible to take a wage separately, so it is permissible with other things, like all other things for which it is permissible to be hired. Likewise, if the mosque imam is its custodian, lighting its lamps, sweeping it, closing its door, and opening it, and he takes a wage for his service, or if the deputy in Hajj serves...