FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
AL_KAFI # 252 : GELARAN MURABBI
What does the title murabbi mean, and what kind of teacher is it appropriate to give it to?
Short answer
The term murabbi comes from the word rabbā, meaning an educator.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The term murabbi comes from the word rabbā, meaning an educator. Some scholars of ethics divide teachers into the shaykh al-ta'lim, who teaches knowledge, and the shaykh al-tarbiyyah, who nurtures a person's character according to a particular method. In principle there is no problem in recognising someone as a murabbi, especially when the educator actively shapes outstanding Muslim individuals. However, if their conduct contradicts the guidance of the Quran and the Sunnah, it is better to leave them.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Asalnya tidak ada masalah untuk mengiktiraf seseorang itu sebagai murobbi khususnya apabila pendidik itu sendiri aktif membentuk peribadi muslim yang unggul.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL_KAFI # 252 : GELARAN MURABBI”, 20 April 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1374-al-kafi-252-gelaran-murabbi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/meaning-of-the-title-murabbi/