Traveling to seek knowledge despite the mother's disapproval

Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: My mother refused to let me go to study Islamic jurisprudence and seek knowledge in a city other than the one I live in. After I persisted with her, she agreed to it, but I know that deep down she is not in favor of it. So should I go to seek knowledge, or should I stay with her, knowing that there is a university in my area, but it is not an Islamic one?

Answer:
If she needs you to stay with her, then you stay with her; that is better than seeking knowledge. In fact, it is obligatory for you to serve her and be dutiful to her. But if she does not need you, she has no right to prevent you from seeking knowledge, and you do not obey her in that, because abandoning the pursuit of knowledge is a sin, and But as you mentioned, it is best to communicate with her and convince her. And if she gives permission, do not say, "Her heart is not with it." That is not the heart; only Allah knows what is in the heart. If she gives permission, praise be to Allah, that is sufficient. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.