The ruling on translating the words of the Qur'an for a new Muslim woman
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a woman recently converted to Islam, praise be to Allah, and we want to teach her to recite Surat al-Fatihah. We are memorizing it for her so that she can recite Surat al-Fatihah in her prayer. So, we write this Surat al-Fatihah in her language to make it easier for her to learn the Arabic pronunciation.
Answer:
It is not permissible to translate the words of the Qur'an; this is forbidden. Rather, its interpretation is translated; its interpretation is translated. But the one who has converted to Islam must learn the Arabic language. Then, when she is able to pronounce Arabic, she learns Surat al-Fatihah. And praise be to Allah, now the associations for expatriate communities have the readiness to teach. They have the books, they have the guidelines. You take her to them, and they perform the duty with her just as they do with others. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a woman recently converted to Islam, praise be to Allah, and we want to teach her to recite Surat al-Fatihah. We are memorizing it for her so that she can recite Surat al-Fatihah in her prayer. So, we write this Surat al-Fatihah in her language to make it easier for her to learn the Arabic pronunciation.
Answer:
It is not permissible to translate the words of the Qur'an; this is forbidden. Rather, its interpretation is translated; its interpretation is translated. But the one who has converted to Islam must learn the Arabic language. Then, when she is able to pronounce Arabic, she learns Surat al-Fatihah. And praise be to Allah, now the associations for expatriate communities have the readiness to teach. They have the books, they have the guidelines. You take her to them, and they perform the duty with her just as they do with others. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/267 — archive.org (6:30)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.