FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
AL-KAFI #1787: LARANGAN MEMPERSENDAKAN GURU
What is the ruling on belittling and mocking a teacher, such as in a viral video ridiculing a teacher giving online lessons on television?
Short answer
Islam forbids its followers from belittling and mocking teachers, and stresses the importance of keeping proper manners toward them.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- 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
Islam forbids its followers from belittling and mocking teachers, and stresses the importance of keeping proper manners toward them. Teachers deserve respect because the status of people of knowledge is recognised in Islam, and respecting a teacher means valuing knowledge and is a means of gaining its blessing. The fatwa concludes that mocking teachers is entirely improper, and the public should instead support teachers in their work of educating.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Islam melarang umatnya memperlekeh dan mempersendakan guru bahkan peri pentingnya menjaga adab dengan guru.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1787: LARANGAN MEMPERSENDAKAN GURU”, 26 April 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4753-al-kafi-1787-larangan-mempersendakan-guru. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-mocking-teachers/