The Ruling on Learning Foreign Languages
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Question:
Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on learning foreign languages?
Answer:
It is permissible when there is a need. It is permissible to the extent of the need. One may learn as much of it as he needs, but he should not speak it or use it except when there is a need. He should not adopt it as a replacement for the Arabic language; he speaks it when he needs to.
Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on learning foreign languages?
Answer:
It is permissible when there is a need. It is permissible to the extent of the need. One may learn as much of it as he needs, but he should not speak it or use it except when there is a need. He should not adopt it as a replacement for the Arabic language; he speaks it when he needs to.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { حَتَّى إِذَا فُزِّعَ عَنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ قَالُوا مَاذَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوا الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيرُ } — islamhouse.com (1:10:14)
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