A teacher assigned to teach a subject he may not be proficient in, but agreed due to the lack of an alternative; does he commit a sin or not?
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The questioner : A teacher was assigned to teach a subject he may not be proficient in, but he agreed because there was no alternative. Does he commit a sin or not? I ask for your guidance.
The Shaykh : He does not commit a sin if he agrees, but he commits a sin if he says what he does not know, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Isra 17:36] It is possible that a man is not proficient in the knowledge assigned to him, but if it is assigned to him, he strives for it, follows it, and learns it, then he teaches the students what he knows. Therefore, the important point is that his acceptance of teaching this knowledge does not make him sinful, but he commits a sin if he teaches or speaks about what he does not know.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : He does not commit a sin if he agrees, but he commits a sin if he says what he does not know, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.
وَلا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُوْلَئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولًاThe questioner : May Allah bless you.