The Mixing of Boys and Girls in Middle Schools
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The questioner:
What is your comment on one of the middle schools for boys and girls in Sweden, where there is only one wall between them, and the boys' school is at a higher level than the girls' school? May Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh:
And may He bless the one who drinks a month, and may He bless the one who drinks in the light.
The questioner:
What is the response to those who seek to gather young girls and boys in the nursery, and even in the schools? The call has appeared in the Kingdom's newspapers, and it appears that some of those responsible for education are studying this issue. The question is the topic of this episode, so what is your view, Your Eminence?
The Shaykh:
This has been requested for a long time, and what happened has happened, and it has been put to an end, praise be to Allah, and it will not be completed, if Allah wills. As for the small nurseries, there is no harm in four or five years old; the matter is broad, if Allah wills. But primary school, from six years old and up, this is forbidden and will not be completed, if Allah wills, in its mixing.
What is your comment on one of the middle schools for boys and girls in Sweden, where there is only one wall between them, and the boys' school is at a higher level than the girls' school? May Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh:
And may He bless the one who drinks a month, and may He bless the one who drinks in the light.
The questioner:
What is the response to those who seek to gather young girls and boys in the nursery, and even in the schools? The call has appeared in the Kingdom's newspapers, and it appears that some of those responsible for education are studying this issue. The question is the topic of this episode, so what is your view, Your Eminence?
The Shaykh:
This has been requested for a long time, and what happened has happened, and it has been put to an end, praise be to Allah, and it will not be completed, if Allah wills. As for the small nurseries, there is no harm in four or five years old; the matter is broad, if Allah wills. But primary school, from six years old and up, this is forbidden and will not be completed, if Allah wills, in its mixing.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 60 — archive.org (41:58)
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