Is it better in the sight of Allah for a woman to remain in her home to raise her children than to go out to work? And is raising children an individual obligation?
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The questioner: He says, and is her presence in her home to raise her children prioritized and better in the sight of Allah the Exalted than her leaving her home to perform her job? And is raising her children an individual obligation that takes precedence over a collective obligation?
The Shaykh: It is so. The mother of the children must raise her children. As for her teaching others besides her own children, that falls under the category of a collective obligation. Therefore, I said—in answer to the previous question—if there is no one to fulfill this collective obligation, meaning by teaching the girls from among other women who have no pressing need to leave their children at home, we say: in this case, it is permissible.
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The Shaykh: It is so. The mother of the children must raise her children. As for her teaching others besides her own children, that falls under the category of a collective obligation. Therefore, I said—in answer to the previous question—if there is no one to fulfill this collective obligation, meaning by teaching the girls from among other women who have no pressing need to leave their children at home, we say: in this case, it is permissible.
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