Question:
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
Are the authorities of the Masjid allowed to charge the public a sum of money to perform Nikah in it?
Jazakallah
Wassalaam
Answer:
Reading out the sermon of Nikah and making the parties propose and accept are all acts of worship. It is encouraged in many Ahadeeth that the ceremony of Nikah be conducted in the Masjid. Therefore, it will be incorrect to charge a fee from the Nikah parties or their associates for simply performing the Nikah in the Masjid. However, if the committee members have to make special arrangements, which are not from the necessities of Nikah i.e. without these special arrangements, Nikah can still be conducted in the Masjid, then for these special arrangements the committee members can charge a fee.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
Springs
08 September 2005
04 Sha’baan 1426