Is it permissible for a student of Islamic knowledge to accept a monetary prize after his success, and is it better to decline it or to accept it?
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It is Islamically permissible for a student of to accept a financial reward for their academic excellence, whether the reward is from a competition or not. This is considered a form of support for the pursuit of knowledge and a way to encourage competition in it, and it does not diminish sincerity. Some scholars have permitted the offering of compensation in competitions related to the Quran, , and Islamic sciences.
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