Ata (may Allah have mercy on him), Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him), and Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Only one who is pure should touch the Qur'an (or he said: the Mushaf).

Muslim A’war (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a man whose name was Abdur Rahman wrote a mushaf for Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him), so he gave him five hundred dirhams.

Abdullah bin Ma’qil (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Ubaidullah bin Ziyad sent someone to him to lead the people in prayer during the blessed month of Ramadan, so he led them in prayer. Ubaidullah bin Ziyad sent him a cloak and five hundred dirhams, so he said: I will not take any reward for the Qur’an.

Abdullah bin Shaqiq (may Allah have mercy on him) reports that the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked selling copies of the Qur'an and teaching children for a wage, and they considered it a serious matter.

Mughira (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) disliked the teacher who teaches for a wage to set a condition. (That is, the one who teaches should not impose any condition.)

Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) or Khalid narrated from Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) that both of them did not see any harm in taking wages.

Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When a teacher (instructor) fixes a set wage and does not act justly, he is counted among the wrongdoers.

It is narrated from Umair bin Hani (may Allah have mercy on him) that a man was teaching another man the Qur'an, then that man went for Hajj and gave a bow as a gift to the one who had taught him. He went to Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him, so he said: Return it. He said: I want to use it for jihad. Sayyiduna Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Return it. He said: I want to use it for jihad. Sayyiduna Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do you want to hang the bow of Hellfire around your neck? So that man returned the bow to its owner.

Sayyiduna Tufail bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) taught me the Qur'an, so I gifted him a bow. Then, in the morning, he came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was wearing that bow. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who gave you this weapon?" Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Tufail bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) did; I had taught him the Qur'an." Upon this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have hung a piece of the fire of Hell around your neck." The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We also eat their food?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If food is prepared for others and you are present there, then there is no harm in eating it, but if it is made especially for you, then you are eating it only in exchange for your (religious) work (reward)."

Abu Ad-Duha (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked three individuals (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Yazid, may Allah be pleased with him, Masruq, may Allah have mercy on him, and Shurayh, may Allah have mercy on him) about buying and selling copies of the Qur'an, so they said: "Do not take any price in exchange for the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic."