Does a daughter obey her parents in leaving school?
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Question:
Yes. May Allah reward you. She says: Finally, Honorable Shaykh, please issue a ruling on this matter. This is the last of my questions. It causes me anxiety and some distress at times, out of fear for my future. I studied and completed my education up to the middle school stage. Then I studied for half a year in the first half of the high school stage. I was a very high achiever and among the top students in all the educational stages I completed. However, in the first year of high school, I studied for half a year and then went to take the first exam of the term. But on the second day, I did not go to complete the exam. This was due to my poor mental state and inability to continue studying, as well as my physical condition. Also, my mother insisted that I not continue my studies, because she is afraid for me and is not pleased with my going back to school to complete the high school stage. So, should I obey my mother and not complete my studies, or should I return to school, even though that greatly upsets my father and mother? Please issue a ruling, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
If the parents have a valid reason for preventing you from studying, then you should comply with this prevention, as it is in your best interest. However, if there is no valid reason, and it is merely a fear or a baseless assumption, then you must convince them that there is no harm to you and no danger to you. You should try to convince them, or you should have someone who has influence over them intervene to convince them, explaining to them the benefit of studying and the absence of any harm. If understanding and conviction are achieved, then this is undoubtedly the best and most desirable outcome. Yes.
Yes. May Allah reward you. She says: Finally, Honorable Shaykh, please issue a ruling on this matter. This is the last of my questions. It causes me anxiety and some distress at times, out of fear for my future. I studied and completed my education up to the middle school stage. Then I studied for half a year in the first half of the high school stage. I was a very high achiever and among the top students in all the educational stages I completed. However, in the first year of high school, I studied for half a year and then went to take the first exam of the term. But on the second day, I did not go to complete the exam. This was due to my poor mental state and inability to continue studying, as well as my physical condition. Also, my mother insisted that I not continue my studies, because she is afraid for me and is not pleased with my going back to school to complete the high school stage. So, should I obey my mother and not complete my studies, or should I return to school, even though that greatly upsets my father and mother? Please issue a ruling, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
If the parents have a valid reason for preventing you from studying, then you should comply with this prevention, as it is in your best interest. However, if there is no valid reason, and it is merely a fear or a baseless assumption, then you must convince them that there is no harm to you and no danger to you. You should try to convince them, or you should have someone who has influence over them intervene to convince them, explaining to them the benefit of studying and the absence of any harm. If understanding and conviction are achieved, then this is undoubtedly the best and most desirable outcome. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6427- هل تطيع البنت والديها في ترك الدراسة ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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