What is the ruling on entering universities for study?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on entering the university, and what do you advise us regarding that?
The Shaykh : If the university separates the young men from the young women, and if there is nothing in the teaching that contradicts the Shari'ah that is imposed on the students, then it is permissible to enter it and study in it, because there are undoubtedly benefits that students can gain from it which are not available to them elsewhere. However, if the teaching is mixed, then in that case, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 16:32, one should stay away from this society for fear of falling into it.
The Shaykh : If the university separates the young men from the young women, and if there is nothing in the teaching that contradicts the Shari'ah that is imposed on the students, then it is permissible to enter it and study in it, because there are undoubtedly benefits that students can gain from it which are not available to them elsewhere. However, if the teaching is mixed, then in that case, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
but in between them there are doubtful things·and most people have no knowledge about them. So he, who saves himself from these doubtful things, saves his religion and his honor (i.e. keeps them blameless). And he who indulges in these doubtful things is like a shepherd who pastures (his animals) near the Hima (private pasture) of someone else and at any moment he is liable to get in it.
وبينهما أمور مشتبهات لا يعلمهن كثيرا من الناس فمن اتقى الشبهات فقد استبرأ لدينه ومن وقع في الشبهات وقع في الحرام كالراعي يرعى حول الحمى يوشك أن يقع فيه
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