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Is it permissible to teach children stories in which the events revolve around pigs, given that the teacher believes the story has a high literary standard and does not advocate eating its meat?

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The story begins with a piglet named "Wilbur" who is saved by a girl named "Fern." He then becomes friends with a spider named "Charlotte," who saves him from slaughter by writing words glorifying him on her web, making him famous and winning him an award. After Charlotte's death, Wilbur takes care of her eggs, and three spiderlings from her offspring remain his friends.

Islam prohibits the consumption of pork, describing it as impure. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, informed us that Jesus, peace be upon him, will break the cross and kill the swine upon his descent at the end of time, which indicates the annulment of the rituals of disbelief. Jurists have stated that swine are among the symbols of the people of disbelief, and it is not permissible to display them in Muslim lands. Teaching such stories that portray the pig in a way that evokes sympathy for it contradicts the principle of despising and debasing the pig in Islam, and such stories should not be approved for students.

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