What is the ruling on holding school festivals that focus on the heritage of the ancestors, where students are required to wear anything that is old?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Every year, festivals are held that focus on the heritage of fathers and ancestors. Some male and female teachers ask our sons and daughters to participate in this by wearing old clothes, eating old food, and so on. Is it permissible for us to do this and have our children participate in this matter, or should we refrain?
Answer:
It is not permissible. This is an action by the teacher himself; it is not in the school system, nor is it in the curriculum, nor has it been ordered. Rather, this is from the teacher’s own initiative. So, his matter should be raised and a complaint filed with the authorities so that he does not play around in the schools and put things in them. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Every year, festivals are held that focus on the heritage of fathers and ancestors. Some male and female teachers ask our sons and daughters to participate in this by wearing old clothes, eating old food, and so on. Is it permissible for us to do this and have our children participate in this matter, or should we refrain?
Answer:
It is not permissible. This is an action by the teacher himself; it is not in the school system, nor is it in the curriculum, nor has it been ordered. Rather, this is from the teacher’s own initiative. So, his matter should be raised and a complaint filed with the authorities so that he does not play around in the schools and put things in them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [841 -858] ما حكم إقامة المدارس مهرجانات تهتم بتراث الأجداد ويطلب من الطلاب لبس كل ما هو قديم؟ — youtube.com
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