The Ruling on Teaching Theories That May Lead to Disbelief in Schools
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There are those who prevent their brothers from studying and say: There are theories in them that may reach the level of disbelief,For example: such as the falling of rain, the rotation of the earth, and so on. What do we say in response to them?
Is the one who reads about disbelief and the opinions of disbelievers considered a disbeliever? No, he is not considered one.In the Qur'an: [Al-Furqan: 4] This is their theory. Do we not recite it in prayer, and you worship Allah by reciting it?
So, knowing the theories of disbelievers, if a person does not believe in them and they are contrary to the Shari'ah, there is nothing wrong with it.So we say to this man: May Allah reward you with good. You are doing good, but do not prevent your brothers from studying. Let them study so that they benefit themselves and benefit others when they graduate. Now, my brothers, is it possible for anyone, no matter how much knowledge he has, to obtain a teaching position in a university or a school without a degree? It is not possible. And if it is not possible, how do we reach the point of teaching people? How do we reach the point of guiding people to good? Only through a degree. Therefore, if one seeks knowledge for the sake of obtaining a degree in order to reach leadership positions, such as teaching or other things, then his intention is sound; there is no impurity in it.
But let us read them and see what they are, and know the falsehood so that we may refute it. Also, we did not enter school in order to read the theories of 'Ad; rather, we entered to read the Qur'an, the Hadith, tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence).
Is the one who reads about disbelief and the opinions of disbelievers considered a disbeliever? No, he is not considered one.In the Qur'an:
And those who disbelieve say, "This [Qur'an] is not except a falsehood he invented, and another people assisted him in it."
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا إِفْكٌ افْتَرَاهُ وَأَعَانَهُ عَلَيْهِ قَوْمٌ آخَرُونَSo, knowing the theories of disbelievers, if a person does not believe in them and they are contrary to the Shari'ah, there is nothing wrong with it.So we say to this man: May Allah reward you with good. You are doing good, but do not prevent your brothers from studying. Let them study so that they benefit themselves and benefit others when they graduate. Now, my brothers, is it possible for anyone, no matter how much knowledge he has, to obtain a teaching position in a university or a school without a degree? It is not possible. And if it is not possible, how do we reach the point of teaching people? How do we reach the point of guiding people to good? Only through a degree. Therefore, if one seeks knowledge for the sake of obtaining a degree in order to reach leadership positions, such as teaching or other things, then his intention is sound; there is no impurity in it.
But let us read them and see what they are, and know the falsehood so that we may refute it. Also, we did not enter school in order to read the theories of 'Ad; rather, we entered to read the Qur'an, the Hadith, tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence).