A word to teachers and students on the occasion of the start of the school year

Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is there a word for the teacher on the occasion of the start of the new school year?

Answer:
We ask Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) to help us, you, and the Muslims with what benefits us and is useful to us in the matters of our religion and our worldly affairs. Among these is the start of the new school year. I advise our brother teachers to fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and to revere Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and to clear their conscience of the responsibility that has been attached to them and entrusted to them, and the trust they have taken on. This is for teaching the children of Muslims, guiding them, and raising them with sound upbringing, and restraining them from forbidden and disliked matters. For the teacher is an educator, and the teacher is accountable before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and then before the rulers, because he has taken on a trust. So he must fear Allah in its performance. He must first be a good example in himself. He must be a good example in himself by adhering to the obedience of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and performing the obligatory duties, and avoiding sins. And he must be a good example for the students. Or, if he advises them while he contradicts his advice, that is a bad example. Or if he does not advise them and remains, leaving them in these violations, that is also betrayal. So he must first be a good example in himself by being upright in the obedience of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). And secondly, he must perform the trust entrusted to him: teaching the children of Muslims what benefits them, keeping them away from what misleads them, raising them with good morals, and keeping them away from bad morals and deviant behavior. He is responsible for this.
And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So if the teacher performs his work in the prescribed manner, he has given advice to the general Muslims, and he has given advice to the ruler, and indeed he has given advice to himself first. And I advise the students also to be clear in seeking knowledge.
And to preserve time and not be negligent. And I advise them also to respect the teachers and not to be rude to them. And if they see from a teacher a serious matter or a mistake, they must advise him between themselves and him. If he complies and becomes upright, otherwise they must report to the school principal or the official who has authority over him, stating that he does such and such, and that he was warned but did not stop, so that he may be replaced by someone better than him. And if this happens, then the people of evil will be satisfied, because if the teacher is deviant, may Allah protect us, or if he has bad morals and writes, he will envy the children of Muslims. So this matter is necessary. The students must respect him and benefit from him. If they see from him a mistake or deviation, God forbid, in the years, they must discuss it with him first. If he does not comply, it is not permissible for them to remain silent, but they must report to the one who has authority over this person so that he may be replaced by someone better than him and more beneficial in his place. And Allah knows best.