What is the ruling on university students missing lectures without an excuse, and what is the ruling on the stipend they receive?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on students missing university lectures without an excuse? And what is the ruling on the stipend they receive when this happens?
The Shaykh : Where is the questioner... The questioner is present. He went to the university now, so there is no benefit in answering if he is not present. You can convey it to him. Okay, the question asks: What is the ruling on a student missing lectures at the university, and if he misses them, is it permissible for him to take the stipend?
Answer: The ruling on his absence is according to the school where he is absent, meaning that absence has a known penalty with them, either by deduction or by preventing him from entering the exam, or other penalties specified by them.
As for the stipend, it appears that it is permissible for him to take it because it is a reward for seeking knowledge, not for a specific job. And if the reward is for seeking knowledge, he is a student of knowledge, even if he is absent for two, three, or four days in the month; he remains a student of knowledge. He is not like the employee we referred to in our first sessions.
The Shaykh : Where is the questioner... The questioner is present. He went to the university now, so there is no benefit in answering if he is not present. You can convey it to him. Okay, the question asks: What is the ruling on a student missing lectures at the university, and if he misses them, is it permissible for him to take the stipend?
Answer: The ruling on his absence is according to the school where he is absent, meaning that absence has a known penalty with them, either by deduction or by preventing him from entering the exam, or other penalties specified by them.
As for the stipend, it appears that it is permissible for him to take it because it is a reward for seeking knowledge, not for a specific job. And if the reward is for seeking knowledge, he is a student of knowledge, even if he is absent for two, three, or four days in the month; he remains a student of knowledge. He is not like the employee we referred to in our first sessions.