Teaching Pre-Islamic Poetry: An Islamic Perspective

Authored by: Dr. Muhammad Zia ur-Rahman Azmi رحمه الله

✔ Ruling:​

Teaching Arabic literature is considered a permissible activity, and receiving compensation for it is also allowed,
as long as the curriculum does not contain:

✘ Immorality and lewd expressions,
✘ Rebellious content against Islamic laws, or
✘ Promotions of sin and disobedience.

[Al-Lajnah ad-Da’imah: Fatwa No. 20153]