QUESTION: Please advice on enrolling a child into an online Madrasah. Or should I only consider an onsite Madrasah? Online Madrasah has much more convenience. An online Madrasah operating from Mpumalanga has gained much fame recently. Please help me Make a beneficial choice, Shukran.
ANSWER: We have heard our senior Ulama saying, “Online Madrasah is no Madrasah”.
The Hadith-e-Jabreel, a famous Hadith in the Kutub of Ahaadith clearly debunks the entire online innovation of Ta’leem. In there, Hazrat Jabreel Alaihis salaam came and asked Nabi Sallallahu alayhi Wasallam a few questions. Hence, he (Hazrat Jabreel) became the ‘student’ and Nabi Sallallahu alayhi Wasallam the Ustaad.
And the student and Ustaad showed the world how knowledge should be imparted! Face-to-face was the method. In fact, the Hadith details the closeness of the student and Ustaad with the description of – in a nutshell, their knees touched each other’s knees. Can this be achieved via an online medium?
There are many cons associated with the online method. For this brief answer, we shall suffice with the above.
In short, an online Madrasah for Aalim or Hifz course should be avoided at all costs. A dedicated online Madrasah is not the way to go.