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Is it permissible for a non-Muslim to care for Muslim children when there is a Muslim woman present in the house?

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The educator's influence on the child is profound, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Every child is born upon Fitra (natural inclination), and it is his parents who make him a Jew, or a Christian, or a Magian." Experience has shown the danger of disbelieving female educators to Muslim children. Hence, jurists have stipulated that the caregiver must be a trustworthy Muslim woman if the child is a Muslim.

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