The teacher hitting students as a form of discipline
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We are teachers, and we see the behavior of…
The Shaykh:
teachers.
The questioner:
us.
The Shaykh:
It is in the genitive case for specification. Yes.
The questioner:
We teachers see the wrong behaviors in the students, especially in their morals and conduct, so we hit them to deter them. He asks: Is what we did correct? Or do we leave them as they are until…
The Shaykh:
The teacher has authority over his student, his pupil, to discipline him with words and with non-severe hitting. This is within the teacher’s jurisdiction. Even though the wicked modern education—I do not say modern, I say wicked education—now forbids hitting absolutely. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We are teachers, and we see the behavior of…
The Shaykh:
teachers.
The questioner:
us.
The Shaykh:
It is in the genitive case for specification. Yes.
The questioner:
We teachers see the wrong behaviors in the students, especially in their morals and conduct, so we hit them to deter them. He asks: Is what we did correct? Or do we leave them as they are until…
The Shaykh:
The teacher has authority over his student, his pupil, to discipline him with words and with non-severe hitting. This is within the teacher’s jurisdiction. Even though the wicked modern education—I do not say modern, I say wicked education—now forbids hitting absolutely. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أمر الصبي بالصلاة تمرينا لا وجوبا — islamhouse.com (55:29)
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