The Ruling on Striking for Education and Discipline
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Recently, there has been a lot of talk about striking for education, claiming that it is contrary to modern upbringing. Does the one who says this have any issue with his faith, especially since it contradicts the texts?
The Shaykh:
Allahu Akbar. Is it permissible absolutely? What does he say about it? It is a great method. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: "As for those wives from whom you fear nushuz (marital defiance), advise them, and separate from them in their beds, and strike them." If the need arises, it is a means. It is a good means, and it is not mentioned alongside what is permissible in the Sunnah.
If he knows the Sunnah and denies it, even if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said it, he is to be feared for, because he rejected the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). But most of the ignorant do not say this from the West; their studies are not from the West, and they do not study the Shari'ah, nor do they study the collections. Or perhaps they said this out of ignorance. However, if they deliberately said this while knowing that the Shari'ah brought it, he is to be feared for regarding the striking. Likewise, Allah obligated striking with the lash; the lash for the extra [portion] and the extra [portion] is possessed by each of them and he responds.
Glory and anger. With his pleasure, explanations in Islam. Sometimes it is obligatory, sometimes it is a hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) obligation, and sometimes it is ta'zir (discretionary punishment) done when needed.
The questioner:
And does the one who says that have any issue with his faith?
The Shaykh:
Up to the point of the sermon, if he knew that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had said it, he would reject it, even if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had said it in the sermon. Likewise, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) mentioned the right of the whip, saying:[An-Nur 24:4] Then they have eighty lashes. It seems so. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Recently, there has been a lot of talk about striking for education, claiming that it is contrary to modern upbringing. Does the one who says this have any issue with his faith, especially since it contradicts the texts?
The Shaykh:
Allahu Akbar. Is it permissible absolutely? What does he say about it? It is a great method. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Command your children to pray at seven, and beat them at ten, and separate them in their beds at twelve
مرووا أولادكم في الصلاة لسبع وأربع وأربعIf he knows the Sunnah and denies it, even if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said it, he is to be feared for, because he rejected the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). But most of the ignorant do not say this from the West; their studies are not from the West, and they do not study the Shari'ah, nor do they study the collections. Or perhaps they said this out of ignorance. However, if they deliberately said this while knowing that the Shari'ah brought it, he is to be feared for regarding the striking. Likewise, Allah obligated striking with the lash; the lash for the extra [portion] and the extra [portion] is possessed by each of them and he responds.
Glory and anger. With his pleasure, explanations in Islam. Sometimes it is obligatory, sometimes it is a hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) obligation, and sometimes it is ta'zir (discretionary punishment) done when needed.
The questioner:
And does the one who says that have any issue with his faith?
The Shaykh:
Up to the point of the sermon, if he knew that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had said it, he would reject it, even if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had said it in the sermon. Likewise, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) mentioned the right of the whip, saying:
And those who accuse chaste women and then do not produce four witnesses
وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 51 من 64 / شرح القصيدة النونية / يا قوم فرض الهجرتين بحاله / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (59:13)
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