Is what I learn of religious or worldly knowledge obligatory for me to teach my wife?
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The questioner : The questioner says: Is what I learn, whether as an individual obligation or a collective obligation, obligatory for me to teach my family—my wife, in parentheses?
The Shaykh : The answer is the same: whatever is obligatory for the wife to learn as an individual obligation, it is obligatory for him to teach her. And whatever is not obligatory for her as an individual obligation, but only as a collective obligation, he may teach her if he has the time to do so, and this is on the level of recommendation. The first is on the level of obligation.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner says: This is from the religious perspective.
The Shaykh : This one?
The questioner : From the religious perspective; meaning the question. And is he required to inform her of what is happening on the Islamic scene?
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and upon you be peace.
The questioner : The questioner says: This is from the religious perspective. And is he required to inform her of what is happening on the Islamic scene regarding the enemies of Islam, politics, economics, and others?—meaning to his wife.
The Shaykh : Is he required to teach her? The answer is the same.
The questioner : The same answer applies.
Another questioner : No, the two questions...
The Shaykh : It is a collective obligation and an individual obligation. So for a person to expand his knowledge to include the events of life, the direction of people, nations, and peoples, this is knowledge that is naturally beneficial, especially for one who has dedicated himself to da'wah. But this is not on the level of individual obligation, but rather collective obligation; if some people fulfill it, it drops from the rest. He may teach her if he is able, and he has a reward for that; but it is not obligatory for him as an individual obligation.
The Shaykh : The answer is the same: whatever is obligatory for the wife to learn as an individual obligation, it is obligatory for him to teach her. And whatever is not obligatory for her as an individual obligation, but only as a collective obligation, he may teach her if he has the time to do so, and this is on the level of recommendation. The first is on the level of obligation.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner says: This is from the religious perspective.
The Shaykh : This one?
The questioner : From the religious perspective; meaning the question. And is he required to inform her of what is happening on the Islamic scene?
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and upon you be peace.
The questioner : The questioner says: This is from the religious perspective. And is he required to inform her of what is happening on the Islamic scene regarding the enemies of Islam, politics, economics, and others?—meaning to his wife.
The Shaykh : Is he required to teach her? The answer is the same.
The questioner : The same answer applies.
Another questioner : No, the two questions...
The Shaykh : It is a collective obligation and an individual obligation. So for a person to expand his knowledge to include the events of life, the direction of people, nations, and peoples, this is knowledge that is naturally beneficial, especially for one who has dedicated himself to da'wah. But this is not on the level of individual obligation, but rather collective obligation; if some people fulfill it, it drops from the rest. He may teach her if he is able, and he has a reward for that; but it is not obligatory for him as an individual obligation.
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