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secretly donate it without letting any close Islamic brother or even any family member know, otherwise avoiding showing off will be extremely difficult. The real beauty is when only the bondman and his Creator عَزَّوَجَلَّ know.
Mayrā ĥer ‘amal bas Tayray wāsiṭay ĥo
Ker ikhlāṣ aysā ‘aṭā Yā Ilāĥī
May my every deed be only for You
Grant me such sincerity O my Lord
One case in which a wage taker can get reward
If someone has to bear family expenses and he takes a wage for the aforementioned services with the intention that if he did not have a family to support then he would certainly refrain from taking wages for his religious services then we can hope that by Allah’s mercy he will gain double reward, as explained by ‘Allāmaĥ Ibn Ābidīn Shāmī عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی in Rad-dul-Muḥtār whilst talking about whether or not an employed Muażżin receives any reward from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for giving the Ażān (call to Ṣalāĥ): ‘However, we can say that if he (the Muażżin) intends to please Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ but due to a commitment of time and due to being occupied in this religious service he cannot earn a livelihood for his family so he takes a wage in order that he does not lose out on this great privilege (of giving the Ażān) due to being occupied in a worldly profession, and if he did not have a family to support then he would not take this wage, then this person also deserves the same reward from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ that has been promised in religious texts for anyone who calls the Ażān. In fact, he will have combined two worships, firstly calling the Ażān and secondly striving to support his family, and actions’ rewards are dependent on intentions. (Rad-dul-Muḥtār, vol. 2, pp. 74)
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