A long Q & a short Answer !

Studying under coeducational systems in order to acquire knowledge useful for society The first question of Fatwa no. 17264 Q 1: I am a student in the first year at the faculty of engineering. I study electrical engineering in a co-educational faculty. I, undoubtedly, know that mixing between men and women is prohibited. Therefore, studying in co-educational faculties is forbidden. But if those who are committed to Islam and who have good morals gave up studying in these faculties, the field will be left to Christians and Muslims who do not know anything about Islam except its name. Consequently, we will not find true Muslim physicians, engineers or nurses, and this means that we will lose a great number of true Muslim specialists in Muslim societies. If we give up studying in these universities, we will depend upon unreliable people such as dissolute Muslims and Christians. Moreover, we have no single-sex scientific universities in the Muslim world, and if we have one, my financial status will not permit me to study in these universities. If we tried our best to stay away from mixing with women, lowered our gaze and remain committed to our religion, can we study at these universities? Moreover, I try to combine between religious knowledge and worldly sciences. I do not seek them except for the sake of Allah. (Part No. 12; Page No. 173) A: A Muslim student should not study in co-educational classes because doing so is a great temptation. You have to search for a single-sex faculty to study at in order to protect your religion and honor. Allah says: And whosoever fears Allâh and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions. The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta' Member Member Member Member Chairman Bakr Abu Zayd Salih Al-Fawzan `Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan `Abdul-`Aziz Al Al-Shaykh `Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz http://alifta.com/Search/ResultDetails.aspx?languagename=en&lang=en&view=result&fatwaNum=&FatwaNumID=&ID=4403&searchScope=7&SearchScopeLevels1=&SearchScopeLevels2=&highLight=1&SearchType=exact&SearchMoesar=false&bookID=&LeftVal=0&RightVal=0&simple=&SearchCriteria=allwords&PagePath=&siteSection=1&searchkeyword=115111099105101116121#firstKeyWordFound A: It is not permissible to work in this company, as it deals in Riba which is prohibited. If you quit your job there, Allah will compensate you with something better, in sha’a-Allah (if Allah wills). Allah says, And whosoever fears Allâh and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions. The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'      Read the LONG Q below   http://www.alifta.net/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?languagename=en&View=Page&PageID=5470&PageNo=1&BookID=7