The Legitimacy of Teaching the Unlettered the Matters of Their Religion
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Question:
In the last of this questioner's questions from Jordan, he says: We are three siblings from the same mother and father; I am a man and there are two sisters. The older sister is married, praise be to Allah, and she is educated. As for the second sister, she is unmarried and has a problem, which is that she does not know how to read or write. She left school when she was young, so I give her tapes of the Qur'an containing short surahs for her to memorize, along with repeating the recitation. Is this sufficient, O Shaykh?
Answer:
This is good, may Allah reward you with good. It is prescribed for you to teach her, and your older sister should also teach her, so that she memorizes what is easy of the Qur'an. And you both must teach her the rulings of the religion: the rulings of prayer, the rulings of fasting, and the rulings of menstruation, so that she is upon clear knowledge. Teach her; this is how a believer teaches his relatives who are under his care. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1452Sahih (Al-Albani) And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 1037a, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1425Sahih (Darussalam), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6951.
Therefore, it is obligatory for you and her sister to teach her and guide her in everything she may be ignorant of, whether it be prayer, the rulings of menstruation, the rulings of post-natal bleeding, the rulings of fasting, or anything else. Along with teaching her what is easy of the Noble Qur'an and the rulings of prayer. You are upon good, and you have a great reward. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1893a And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1452Sahih (Al-Albani). Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
In the last of this questioner's questions from Jordan, he says: We are three siblings from the same mother and father; I am a man and there are two sisters. The older sister is married, praise be to Allah, and she is educated. As for the second sister, she is unmarried and has a problem, which is that she does not know how to read or write. She left school when she was young, so I give her tapes of the Qur'an containing short surahs for her to memorize, along with repeating the recitation. Is this sufficient, O Shaykh?
Answer:
This is good, may Allah reward you with good. It is prescribed for you to teach her, and your older sister should also teach her, so that she memorizes what is easy of the Qur'an. And you both must teach her the rulings of the religion: the rulings of prayer, the rulings of fasting, and the rulings of menstruation, so that she is upon clear knowledge. Teach her; this is how a believer teaches his relatives who are under his care. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The best among you is he who learns and teaches the Qur'an.
خيركم من تعلم القرآن وعلمهHe upon whom Allah intends to bestow goodness, He confers upon him an insight in religion
من يرد الله به خيرًا يفقهه في الدينAnd Allah is engaged in helping the worshipper as long as the worshipper is engaged in helping his brother.
والله في عون العبد ما كان العبد في عون أخيهAnd whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs.
من كان في حاجة أخيه كان الله في حاجتهTherefore, it is obligatory for you and her sister to teach her and guide her in everything she may be ignorant of, whether it be prayer, the rulings of menstruation, the rulings of post-natal bleeding, the rulings of fasting, or anything else. Along with teaching her what is easy of the Noble Qur'an and the rulings of prayer. You are upon good, and you have a great reward. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
One who guides to something good has a reward similar to that of its doer.
من دل على خير فله مثل أجر فاعلهThe best among you is he who learns and teaches the Qur'an.
خيركم من تعلم القرآن وعلمهThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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