I often find myself in an awkward position with my students regarding many questions, so what is the ruling on answering their questions if they are outside the curriculum?
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The questioner : I often find myself in an awkward position with my students regarding many questions, so what is the ruling on answering their questions if they are outside the curriculum?
The Shaykh : Answering questions outside the curriculum, meaning outside the prescribed syllabus, is not obligatory for you while you are in the classroom. Rather, it should be said to the student: do not ask except about the prescribed syllabus only, because asking about what is not in the syllabus distracts from what is obligatory. However, if it is outside the classroom, meaning outside the class period, then answer them with what you know and refrain from what you do not know.
And if the question is inappropriate, advise the student against asking it, and direct him to what is better.
The Shaykh : Answering questions outside the curriculum, meaning outside the prescribed syllabus, is not obligatory for you while you are in the classroom. Rather, it should be said to the student: do not ask except about the prescribed syllabus only, because asking about what is not in the syllabus distracts from what is obligatory. However, if it is outside the classroom, meaning outside the class period, then answer them with what you know and refrain from what you do not know.
And if the question is inappropriate, advise the student against asking it, and direct him to what is better.