Is Using AI for Child-Friendly Islamic Education Permissible?
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Question
Is using artificial intelligence for child-friendly Islamic education permissible, and what limits apply?
Answer
I pray you are well.
Yes, this would be permissible if artificial intelligence is being used to develop child-friendly educational material.
The Necessary Limits
The applicable normal limits are clear. The content must be wholesome. This means:
- You are not teaching immorality.
- You are not teaching indecency.
- Nothing should make children see what is wrong, vile, immoral, or haram as something good.
It cannot promote anything that contradicts the basic tenets and premises of Islam.
To do so would be impermissible.
Keeping the Message Clear for Children
With children’s education, it is generally straightforward. The message should be simple and clear, teaching right and wrong.
Even the names used do not have to be specifically Islamic. One may use Islamic names or non-Arab names.
For example, naming someone Rose or Victor is fine.
What matters is that the overall message remains moral, wholesome, and free of anything indecent.
If these conditions are met, then it will be fine, insha’Allah.
And Allah knows best.
[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim
Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat began studying Arabic Grammar and Morphology whilst studying for a degree in English and History. After graduating, He traveled to Damascus and studied Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Theology, and Logic with Shaykh Adnan Darwish, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahman Arjan al-Binsawi, Shaykh Husayn Darwish, Shaykh Muhammad Darwish, the late Shaykh Rashad Shams, and others. He then moved to Amman to continue his studies in those fields, as well as in Tafsir, Quranic Sciences, Hadith Methodology and Commentary, Prophetic Biography, Prophetic Perfections and Traits, Rhetoric, Arabic Literature, and Tajwid. His teachers include Shaykh Ali Hani, Dr. Hamza al-Bakri, Dr. Salah Abu al-Hajj, Dr. Mansur Abu Zina, Shaykh Ahmad Hasanat, Shaykh Ahmad Jammal, and others.
