Is it permissible to read texts that contain words and descriptions incompatible with religion, and to listen to their explanations, given that they are an obligatory part of the curriculum and questions are asked about them in examinations?
If a person is compelled to study subjects that contain religious transgressions in their formal education, there is no sin upon them for studying them, provided they possess sufficient religious knowledge regarding those transgressions, and they do not fear that it will affect them or corrupt their heart, and that their intention is to clarify the truth and refute misconceptions. The Permanent Committee, regarding the ruling on studying philosophy, logic, and theories that ridicule the verses of Allah, stated that if the student is knowledgeable and confident in themselves, not fearing temptation in their religion from reading them or associating with their proponents, and their intention in reading them is to refute falsehood in support of the truth, then it is permissible for them. Otherwise, studying them and associating with their proponents is forbidden to them as a precaution against temptation.
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