Continuation of the discussion on the ruling regarding girls' education.

The Shaykh : ... And at that point, we must address reality. Will reality be such that all the girls, or in other words, all the guardians of these women, will adopt the opinion of Al-Albani and those who have echoed him in this view? Of course, there are many opinions that contradict his. So, among these educated girls, there will be a group who are not disbelievers and not open sinners, but rather they are committed and religious, even in our view, although they have contradicted our view on this issue. Why? Because, from our correct Salafi creed, we do not see for ourselves any legal authority over the people, as long as Allah says to His Messenger: We are not controlling the people, but we say the word that is quoted from some preachers: "Cast your word and walk away." You have no authority with the sword to force people to your opinion, but rather on the basis that "the truth is clear and falsehood is obscure." So we clarify our word, and we are certain, as is the case with the most truthful word on the face of the earth, which is "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no deity but Allah). Did all the people adopt it? No. So, a fortiori, not all people will adopt the opinion of this scholar or that one. Therefore, this prohibition, and this is the second answer I gave, will not be a reality. And if we assume, finally and finally, that this will be a reality, suppose the matter is so, but what do we say about these long years that have passed, where the Islamic world, even its youth, lived in deep ignorance of much of the specific Islamic sciences that are obligatory upon them as an individual obligation, let alone the sciences that are obligatory upon them as a collective obligation? Today, we naturally see an awakening among the Muslim youth in both sciences: the science of the Shari'ah, and the other science, what do we call it? The worldly, industrial, and so on. So now there is an awareness of this issue, which they were not aware of before. So, if the Muslims have gone through a period where they lagged behind in knowledge, and it is permissible for them, indeed obligatory, to make up for it, yet they remain as they are, what do we say if the women lag behind in performing the duty of fearing Allah? There were times when they were not mindful of Allah, and the youth were not mindful of Allah; they were heedless of the Shari'ah of Allah. So, what is the great danger that will result if we delay women from learning a science of the sciences that we call worldly, as some of you said, for a quarter of a century? And I believe that there will be a generation that I can describe as a generation of women who are mixed, meaning they are not one hundred percent committed, nor are they one hundred percent deviant like the two groups we mentioned, either the open sinners or the disbelievers. Rather, they have mixed good deeds with bad deeds. The turn of this middle group will come; they will take charge of teaching the committed group, whom we believe will fall into this experience, which exposes the girls, or some of the girls, to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). This is my answer, and I hope it is clear. And I now want to give an example from myself or from some of our zealous brothers who have a wife, or a sister, or a daughter. It is not permissible for him to put her in a school or a medical college to learn this science, the science of medicine, and we need Muslim female doctors; no one denies this. But I am jealous for my wife, I am jealous for my sister, I am jealous for my daughter, fearing that the fitnah we mentioned at the beginning of this speech will touch her or surround her, and it is feared that some women will fall into it. So I fear for these who are my relatives, and I think the matter should be so for every Muslim who is zealous for his family. Yes, what is the prohibition? The result will be that the science of medicine will be in the hands of open sinners or disbelievers. Well, what do you want, O Zayd, from the people? I want girls from among us to learn this science. Well, if you let your wife or your sister or your daughter be the scapegoat, that is what it means. Would a Muslim say this? I do not think a person who addresses the issue from all its sides with the logical reasoning of the Shari'ah, as we presented earlier with many rules, and with the emotional logic regarding his family, would think that he should throw the door wide open and say that it is obligatory for Muslim girls to learn this science which contains violations of the Shari'ah during this learning. We know, either by images we see or by news reported to us, that for example, a girl who is training in medical examination will have her head next to the doctor's head, meaning his self meets her self. And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows best what happens between these two selves in terms of harms and dangers. So, who is willing for his family to be the scapegoat? I draw attention to this reality, and perhaps in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or lends an ear while being a witness. That is all.