I am a school teacher, so is it permissible for me to hit the students, given that they do not study except through this method?
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The questioner : I am a teacher in primary and middle school. The students in this era, if I hit them,The student : they study; if I do not hit them, they do not study. So does Islam permit hittingThe student : for the benefit of the students?
The Shaykh : How old are they?
The questioner : They are between ten and fourteen years old.
The Shaykh : Of course, it is permissible.
The questioner : Some of them, with the hitting, they study, and according to their calculation, when we reduce the hitting, they do not study.
The Shaykh : But do you have permission to do that?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, they allow it.
The Shaykh : It is an administrative action, meaning
The questioner : No, by Allah, it is a personal action, but we are accustomed to it.
The Shaykh : It is not legal, meaning
The questioner : It is administrative from me, not from the administration itself.
The Shaykh : How old are they?
The questioner : They are between ten and fourteen years old.
The Shaykh : Of course, it is permissible.
The questioner : Some of them, with the hitting, they study, and according to their calculation, when we reduce the hitting, they do not study.
The Shaykh : But do you have permission to do that?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, they allow it.
The Shaykh : It is an administrative action, meaning
The questioner : No, by Allah, it is a personal action, but we are accustomed to it.
The Shaykh : It is not legal, meaning
The questioner : It is administrative from me, not from the administration itself.
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