The ruling on living with a disbelieving family to learn the language
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some people travel to disbeliever lands to study the English language, or are sent on a scholarship. Is it permissible for them to live with one of the disbelieving families in order to learn this language?
Answer:
So that he may be influenced by their manners and customs, this is not permissible, it is not permissible. He lives in the houses of disbelievers, with the daughters of disbelievers and the women of disbelievers, and mixes with them as if he were one of them. This is not permissible for him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some people travel to disbeliever lands to study the English language, or are sent on a scholarship. Is it permissible for them to live with one of the disbelieving families in order to learn this language?
Answer:
So that he may be influenced by their manners and customs, this is not permissible, it is not permissible. He lives in the houses of disbelievers, with the daughters of disbelievers and the women of disbelievers, and mixes with them as if he were one of them. This is not permissible for him.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الإشارة في الصلاة لرد السلام أو حاجة تعرض — islamhouse.com (1:03:26)
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