The Ruling on a Woman Completing Her Education
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Question:
This questioner says: What is the ruling on completing one's education, whether it is religious education or worldly education, as is the case in all the departments of the college? And what is the ruling on completing it for the purpose of getting a job, receiving a salary, and spending it on charity, gifts, maintaining family ties, and helping her husband?
Answer:
Education that does not prevent marriage is permissible, and education that does not prevent raising children is also permissible. However, if it prevents marriage—if the girl leaves marriage in order to complete her education—this is not permissible; because she is depriving herself of a great benefit, and she will suffer great harm by missing the opportunity for marriage. Likewise, if the education or learning causes her to miss raising her children and caring for them, or if her husband does not allow it, and she did not stipulate this with him beforehand, and he does not allow it, thereby depriving her of her husband's right—all these matters in these cases mean that it is not permissible for her to study.
As for if it does not conflict with raising her children, nor with her marriage, nor with her husband; then there is no harm in studying, provided there is caution, modesty, and avoiding fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Yes.
This questioner says: What is the ruling on completing one's education, whether it is religious education or worldly education, as is the case in all the departments of the college? And what is the ruling on completing it for the purpose of getting a job, receiving a salary, and spending it on charity, gifts, maintaining family ties, and helping her husband?
Answer:
Education that does not prevent marriage is permissible, and education that does not prevent raising children is also permissible. However, if it prevents marriage—if the girl leaves marriage in order to complete her education—this is not permissible; because she is depriving herself of a great benefit, and she will suffer great harm by missing the opportunity for marriage. Likewise, if the education or learning causes her to miss raising her children and caring for them, or if her husband does not allow it, and she did not stipulate this with him beforehand, and he does not allow it, thereby depriving her of her husband's right—all these matters in these cases mean that it is not permissible for her to study.
As for if it does not conflict with raising her children, nor with her marriage, nor with her husband; then there is no harm in studying, provided there is caution, modesty, and avoiding fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Yes.
Source
أسئلة وأجوبة ي كليات البنات المتوسطة في شقراء — archive.org (27:04)
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