Can One Earn Money Through TikTok Livestreams?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Is it halal for someone to make money from Tiktok live (logically, the content produced is halal, e.g., the recitation of the Quran), given that the money does not come from advertising but from donations made voluntarily by the public?
Answer
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
Your activism around social media is praiseworthy. If you are reciting the Quran yourself, then it will be disliked. If you are uploading others’ recitations, then it will be permissible.
Learn the Quran, But Do Not Earn Livelihood Through it
Mu’awiya (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Learn the Quran. When you have learned it, do not exaggerate with it, do not abandon it, do not earn your livelihood from it, and do not accumulate wealth from it.” [Musnad Ahmad]
Teaching the Quran
The teaching of the Quran as well as other acts of worship, should be done solely for the pleasure of Allah. However, it is permissible to teach the Quran and earn an income through that.
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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied within UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan and Turkey.
He started his early education in UK. He went onto complete hifz of Qur’an in India, then enrolled into an Islamic seminary in UK where he studied the secular and Alimiyyah sciences. He then travelled to Karachi, Pakistan.
He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for a number of years. He has taught hifz of the Qur’an, Tajwid, Fiqh and many other Islamic sciences to both children and adults onsite and online extensively in UK and Ireland. He was teaching at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences.
He currently resides in UK with his wife. His personal interest is love of books and gardening.
