Ruling on Studying in the Faculty of Fine Arts
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One of the female listeners sent a message to the program saying: A listener to the program, this is the code she used for her name, then she says in her message: I am a student in the Faculty of Fine Arts in my third year, and my studies in the faculty require drawing people. I have learned that my study in this faculty is forbidden due to drawing and free mixing of men and women, and this was after I committed to the Islamic dress. Based on this, I left the faculty; but I did not inform my family about it; because they will object, and I go to the faculty schedule to one of the sisters to read and learn the science of inheritance in matters of our religion.
And my question: Is it permissible for me to lie to my family in this case, or is it a sin to do so, knowing that the faculty prevents us from wearing the face veil? I ask for elaboration on this topic; because it worries me. May Allah reward you with good?
Answer: You have done well in what you did, as long as the faculty is as you described regarding the free mixing and drawing of people. You have done well in leaving it and gathering with the sisters in Allah to learn the religion and deepen understanding in the religion, and reading the Qur'an and the Prophetic hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and reading the words of the trusted scholars from the people of the Sunnah and the community. All of this is good, and there is no blame on you in lying to your family so that they do not force you to stay in the faculty. You are in a good state and upon good. And lying, when it is like this, does not result in harm, but rather it brings about reform, so there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And in the other wording: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 385.
So the conclusion: If the matter is as you said, there is no blame on you in that, rather you are doing well and you have a great reward. And we ask Allah for you success upon the truth and steadfastness upon it.
The Shaykh: May Allah accept. The family will discover that. What do you advise her if that happens, Shaykh Abdulaziz?
The Shaykh: If they discover it, you must provide full explanation that this is something required of you from the perspective of the religion, and that there is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 2625Sahih (Al-Albani) And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Mishkat al-Masabih 3696 So the son and the daughter do not have the right to obey the mother or the father in disobedience, but rather obedience is only in what is right. And there is no doubt that drawing is forbidden and that not wearing the hijab is forbidden from foreign men, and going to the faculty leads to this and that. Yes.
And my question: Is it permissible for me to lie to my family in this case, or is it a sin to do so, knowing that the faculty prevents us from wearing the face veil? I ask for elaboration on this topic; because it worries me. May Allah reward you with good?
Answer: You have done well in what you did, as long as the faculty is as you described regarding the free mixing and drawing of people. You have done well in leaving it and gathering with the sisters in Allah to learn the religion and deepen understanding in the religion, and reading the Qur'an and the Prophetic hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and reading the words of the trusted scholars from the people of the Sunnah and the community. All of this is good, and there is no blame on you in lying to your family so that they do not force you to stay in the faculty. You are in a good state and upon good. And lying, when it is like this, does not result in harm, but rather it brings about reform, so there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The liar is not the one who says good and spreads good
ليس الكذاب الذي يقول خيرًا وينمي خيرًاSomeone who makes peace between people by saying something good or relates something good is not a liar.
ليس الكذاب الذي يصلح بين الناس فيقول خيرا وينمي خيرًاSo the conclusion: If the matter is as you said, there is no blame on you in that, rather you are doing well and you have a great reward. And we ask Allah for you success upon the truth and steadfastness upon it.
The Shaykh: May Allah accept. The family will discover that. What do you advise her if that happens, Shaykh Abdulaziz?
The Shaykh: If they discover it, you must provide full explanation that this is something required of you from the perspective of the religion, and that there is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Obedience is in matters which are good and universally recognized.
إنما الطاعة في المعروفA creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the "Creator.”
لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالق
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