Recently, there has been a proliferation of foreign schools in our country, to the point where it is reported that there are more than one hundred schools, with thirty in Riyadh.
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The Shaykh : State the first part.
The questioner : The first part states: Recently, there has been a proliferation of foreign schools in our country, to the point where it is reported that there are more than one hundred schools: thirty in Riyadh, fourteen in the Eastern Province, twenty-three in Jeddah, and one in Qassim, distributed across the regions in this manner. What is the ruling on enrolling our children in these schools? And what is the ruling on renting out residences for these purposes? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I see that one should first look at their curricula. What are these curricula? And what is feared from them in the future? Because it may be that in the first year, their curricula are one hundred percent sound. But in the second year, they change, and a person may fall into their trap and their snare, from which he cannot escape.
Second: I see that we should not enroll our children in these schools at all, ever, because no matter what they are, our schools are better than them, praise be to Allah. In the schools affiliated with the Ministry of Education, there is what is sufficient and adequate. So my opinion is: it is not permissible for any one of us to enroll his sons or daughters—should girls' schools be opened—in these schools, and boycotting them is obligatory. This is my opinion regarding these schools. As for the establishment of these schools, the matter is not up to me or to you, but to other authorities. Yes.
The questioner : This is the first part, O Shaykh.
The questioner : The first part states: Recently, there has been a proliferation of foreign schools in our country, to the point where it is reported that there are more than one hundred schools: thirty in Riyadh, fourteen in the Eastern Province, twenty-three in Jeddah, and one in Qassim, distributed across the regions in this manner. What is the ruling on enrolling our children in these schools? And what is the ruling on renting out residences for these purposes? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I see that one should first look at their curricula. What are these curricula? And what is feared from them in the future? Because it may be that in the first year, their curricula are one hundred percent sound. But in the second year, they change, and a person may fall into their trap and their snare, from which he cannot escape.
Second: I see that we should not enroll our children in these schools at all, ever, because no matter what they are, our schools are better than them, praise be to Allah. In the schools affiliated with the Ministry of Education, there is what is sufficient and adequate. So my opinion is: it is not permissible for any one of us to enroll his sons or daughters—should girls' schools be opened—in these schools, and boycotting them is obligatory. This is my opinion regarding these schools. As for the establishment of these schools, the matter is not up to me or to you, but to other authorities. Yes.
The questioner : This is the first part, O Shaykh.