Advising a girl not to go to university
Question
There is a cousin of mine that has completed her matric and plans on starting university... I spoke to her about the importance of studying Deen and that a woman's place is not out in the public... She says that she made istikhara and shes very sure that madressa isn't for her at this stage of her life...
She is a very stubborn person by nature and is dead set on going to university, I don't know what else to tell her.
Can Mufti Saheb please advise me on how to go about this... Should I just leave it or should I continue speaking to her (I feel like I'm pestering her)?
Answer
Istikharah is not done for incorrect matters. For a girl to go to university is not right. When it is not right then there is no istikharah for it.
If you have already explained to her a few times then don't conduct yourself in a manner that she may feel you are harassing her.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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