A student of knowledge whose people in his town need him to teach them matters of their religion, and he wants to travel for study: is it obligatory for him in this case to remain in his town to teach?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, what is your opinion regarding a student of knowledge, for example, who has joined a teaching body?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : He has joined, for example, a place where he studies, such as being
The Shaykh : studying and not teaching?
The questioner : Studying.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : And he is from a region that needs him... when he applied for a teaching position in this same body, such as being, for example, an assistant professor at the university or something like that, what is your opinion, O Shaykh, regarding this?
The Shaykh : in
The questioner : Regarding being, for example,
The Shaykh : I mean, does he come to the university or does he stay in his town? Yes?
The questioner : And his town needs him most urgently.
The Shaykh : If he stays in his town, is he able to continue his university studies?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : All right, I see that he should stay in his town.
The questioner : If, for example, there is not
The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : If, for example, there is no university position in the town where he is.
The Shaykh : No, my intention is that he can enroll; he can enroll.
The questioner : It is possible, but O Shaykh, for example, if he enrolls and attends a class...
The Shaykh : In any case, the university may need him for one year, two years, or three, and then he returns to his town. But as long as the town needs him, his remaining in the town is an individual obligation, because there must be in the Muslim community those who teach them their religion. So his remaining in the town is an individual obligation, if we assume that if he goes and stays, these common people will have no guide. So I see that he should stay and try to continue his studies, even through enrollment. Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : He has joined, for example, a place where he studies, such as being
The Shaykh : studying and not teaching?
The questioner : Studying.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : And he is from a region that needs him... when he applied for a teaching position in this same body, such as being, for example, an assistant professor at the university or something like that, what is your opinion, O Shaykh, regarding this?
The Shaykh : in
The questioner : Regarding being, for example,
The Shaykh : I mean, does he come to the university or does he stay in his town? Yes?
The questioner : And his town needs him most urgently.
The Shaykh : If he stays in his town, is he able to continue his university studies?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : All right, I see that he should stay in his town.
The questioner : If, for example, there is not
The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : If, for example, there is no university position in the town where he is.
The Shaykh : No, my intention is that he can enroll; he can enroll.
The questioner : It is possible, but O Shaykh, for example, if he enrolls and attends a class...
The Shaykh : In any case, the university may need him for one year, two years, or three, and then he returns to his town. But as long as the town needs him, his remaining in the town is an individual obligation, because there must be in the Muslim community those who teach them their religion. So his remaining in the town is an individual obligation, if we assume that if he goes and stays, these common people will have no guide. So I see that he should stay and try to continue his studies, even through enrollment. Yes.