The legal status of taking payment for Ruqyah compared to other forms of worship.

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The Hadiths permitting the taking of payment or fees (Ja'l/Ujrah) pertain specifically to Ruqyah, which is treated as a distinct, specific case (Qadiyyah in an instance). In contrast, building mosques is not exclusive to those qualified for Qurbah and can be done with or without the intention of worship. If building a mosque is done for wages, it ceases to be an act of worship, and the intention cannot be divorced from worship in this context; thus, performing worship for a wage invalidates it.