Men Teaching Older Girls in Islamic Centers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from Britain says: In some Islamic centers in Britain, older girls, whose ages range from sixteen to twelve, are taught by men. When we ask them about the reason for this in this center, they say that women are weak and cannot teach those girls, and also that there are few female teachers. Is this considered a dire necessity?
Answer:
This is an invalid statement. As long as there are educated women, women should teach the girls and the women. It is not permissible for men to teach them.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from Britain says: In some Islamic centers in Britain, older girls, whose ages range from sixteen to twelve, are taught by men. When we ask them about the reason for this in this center, they say that women are weak and cannot teach those girls, and also that there are few female teachers. Is this considered a dire necessity?
Answer:
This is an invalid statement. As long as there are educated women, women should teach the girls and the women. It is not permissible for men to teach them.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل قال - تعالى - { فإذا قرأت القرآن فاستعذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم } — islamhouse.com (1:01:29)
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