The Ruling on Rejecting the Testimony of a Young Children’s Teacher

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. There is an issue that some of my teachers discuss, which is teaching young children, and the words of some of the Salaf regarding the rejection of the testimony of a young children’s teacher. Also, there is an issue that some teachers discuss, which is teaching young children, and the words of some of the Salaf regarding the rejection of the testimony of a young children’s teacher. Some of them report from Imam Ahmad that the testimony of a young children’s teacher is rejected after ten years. What is the view of the Salaf regarding teaching young children, and what is meant by “young children” in terms of age?

Answer:
As far as I know, there is no basis for this statement. Teaching young children is good and commanded, and it is a good deed. The Salaf taught young children, and this is a merit. A young children’s teacher is not a subject of disparagement; rather, he is a subject of encouragement and honor. Yes, but what is circulated on people’s tongues, where they say that a young children’s teacher is affected by their minds, so his mind becomes the mind of a child, and he may suffer from insanity in the last part of his life, this statement has no basis, and nothing of this has happened, praise be to Allah.