Is the remaining amount for the lesson's fee, which the student was unable to pay the teacher due to the latter's absence, considered a debt upon the student, and is it permissible to give it out as charity, or must it be paid to the teacher?
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You are obligated to pay for the lessons the teacher taught you, unless he forgives you, due to the generality of Allah's statement: "O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts." Your responsibility is not discharged by donating the price as charity, unless you are unable to deliver it to him.
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