Leaving a study at an institute whose curriculum is imported from the West
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I went to enroll in one of the institutes of higher education, and I found that the entire curriculum is imported from a European country. I left that institute, and my father was angry with me. My grandmother was the only one who stood with me in this matter. She tells me to study Islamic knowledge. What is your advice to me? May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
We say: You did well in leaving the study that contains evil and danger to the religion. It is obligatory for you to leave it. You should study in fields that, at the least, do not pose a danger to your religion—worldly matters that are permissible are fine. But if it is religious matters, that is better and more complete. Do not study in an institute that distorts you and diverts you from your religion in pursuit of this world, as they claim. Praise be to Allah, there are fields for both religion and worldly life in education.[At-Talaq 65:2-3] Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I went to enroll in one of the institutes of higher education, and I found that the entire curriculum is imported from a European country. I left that institute, and my father was angry with me. My grandmother was the only one who stood with me in this matter. She tells me to study Islamic knowledge. What is your advice to me? May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
We say: You did well in leaving the study that contains evil and danger to the religion. It is obligatory for you to leave it. You should study in fields that, at the least, do not pose a danger to your religion—worldly matters that are permissible are fine. But if it is religious matters, that is better and more complete. Do not study in an institute that distorts you and diverts you from your religion in pursuit of this world, as they claim. Praise be to Allah, there are fields for both religion and worldly life in education.
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أمر الصبي بالصلاة تمرينا لا وجوبا — islamhouse.com (1:00:44)
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