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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Regarding schools where Christians hold dominance and Muslims study alongside them, given the presence of prohibited acts?

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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. In countries other than this one, some schools... it is difficult, and a large proportion of the students are Muslims, meaning the Muslim student cannot display some of the Islamic rituals. For example, in the morning broadcast, they do not permit reciting the Qur'an or the hadith. Likewise, there are many prohibited acts, such as music during the assembly and so on.

The Shaykh : No, the important thing is...

The questioner : Other than that, is it permissible for a student to enroll in such schools? There are Muslim schools, but... there are prohibited acts there too. And regarding the teacher, is it permissible for him to... knowing that in some of them, one can display the Islamic rituals, even if...

The Shaykh : There is no need to ask. How do you ask this question? Is it befitting for a Muslim to go to Christian schools, for example, and... Muslim schools... to do this? Unless, for example, there is no Islamic school around him.

The questioner : In a required subject, Shaykh, from the Qur'an, the religion subject. Is it permissible for the teacher to teach this subject in these schools?

The Shaykh : how

The questioner : The subject...

The Shaykh : I do not think the Qur'an is prescribed in Christian schools.

The questioner : The ministry forces them to do so.

The Shaykh : In Christian schools.

The questioner : Yes

The Shaykh : They read the Qur'an.

The questioner : Yes

The Shaykh : What do you say, Sami?

The questioner : I do not know. In our religion classes, the Christians have a separate religion class, and the Muslims have a separate religion class.

The Shaykh : No, let the religion [classes be separate]. The schools, the schools.

The questioner : No, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : I mean, is the Qur'an prescribed in Christian schools?

The questioner : It is not... in Christian schools, probably not. They gather them in it, and the ministry forces them to teach the religion subject. And as the brother Sami said, in the religion class, the Christians go out of the classroom and
Source alathar.net

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