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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is there a danger to the creed of loyalty and disavowal in teaching English to children?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, some officials in the Ministry of Education have stated that the Ministry is determined to teach English in the primary school stage. The question is: Is there a danger to the creed of loyalty and disavowal in this, especially since the child does not understand the benefit of teaching it? And what is your advice to us regarding this matter?

Answer:
That is, they are teaching them the English language while they do not know Arabic. This is a mistake and this is a danger to the children of Muslims; they grow up with the English language, leaving the Arabic language, the language of the Qur'an, and the language of the Shari'ah. This is one of the gates of upbringing and deviation in upbringing from its methodology. They claim that they are educating the students; they call teaching "upbringing." We reject this upbringing. If we are content with the language of the French and the food of the non-Arabs, while they are ignorant of their language, the language of the Qur'an and the language of their religion. It is obligatory for you to write to the officials responsible for this idea before it is implemented. You must write to the officials to avert it and prevent it.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل في تدريس الإنجليزية للأطفال خطر على عقيدة الولاء والبراء؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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