What is the ruling on teaching female students dhikr (remembrance of Allah) in a group?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Honorable Shaykh, I am a teacher in an elementary school. I would like to teach the students some dhikr. Is it possible for them to memorize this dhikr in a group so that I can ensure that
The Shaykh : Repeat the question.
The questioner : I am a teacher in an elementary school. I would like to teach the students some dhikr. Is it possible for them to memorize this dhikr in a group so that I can ensure that they all have memorized it, knowing that dhikr is not recited in a group? What is the hope, O Shaykh? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : What I see is that if the elementary school is subject to the public schools, then nothing is taught in it that contradicts the curriculum; rather, teaching remains limited to the curriculum only. There is no objection to the school providing authentic dhikr for the students to memorize at home. However, if the school is private and those in charge of it can act as they wish, there is no harm in writing down authentic dhikr as prescribed acts, and having the students memorize it individually or collectively, on the condition that they do not understand from this that collective dhikr is prescribed even outside the context of teaching.
The Shaykh : Repeat the question.
The questioner : I am a teacher in an elementary school. I would like to teach the students some dhikr. Is it possible for them to memorize this dhikr in a group so that I can ensure that they all have memorized it, knowing that dhikr is not recited in a group? What is the hope, O Shaykh? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : What I see is that if the elementary school is subject to the public schools, then nothing is taught in it that contradicts the curriculum; rather, teaching remains limited to the curriculum only. There is no objection to the school providing authentic dhikr for the students to memorize at home. However, if the school is private and those in charge of it can act as they wish, there is no harm in writing down authentic dhikr as prescribed acts, and having the students memorize it individually or collectively, on the condition that they do not understand from this that collective dhikr is prescribed even outside the context of teaching.
Source
دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1409هـ - 17 — binothaimeen.net (1:09:13)
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