{"id":40843,"date":"2026-03-31T13:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=40843"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:42:39","slug":"charging-full-term-fees-when-joining-mid-term-in-an-islamic-institution-is-it-permissible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/charging-full-term-fees-when-joining-mid-term-in-an-islamic-institution-is-it-permissible\/","title":{"rendered":"Charging Full-Term Fees When Joining Mid-Term In An Islamic Institution: Is It Permissible?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 08836<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Answered by: Maulana Sakib Shadman<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">I am a single mother of three girls and I would like to educate my girls Islamically, so I decided to put them in a local Alimah class.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">I was told if we start half way through the term we still have to pay full term fees! I was shocked that an Islamic institution would do this to me. When i tried to argue my point that this is unfair and injustice, I was rudely told: &#8220;These are our rules!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">In other words, take it or leave it?! Is this permissible in Islam? Ripping people off and taking fees for time we didn&#8217;t spend in the Madrasah. I am losing respect for Alimahs as we see more and more becoming pure money makers and Madrasahs are becoming a business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Even the government don&#8217;t charge you council tax for a full years, you pay from when you move into a house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">If the Islamic institute\u2019s policy states that you will be charged for the full term even if you enrol halfway through the term, then the Madrasa has a right to implement this policy. They should not have been rude to you, but perhaps you were behaving angrily with them too. Hence it is possible that there were mistakes from both sides.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Alimahs have a right to earn a proper living. We can afford to pay our driving instructors, plumbers, Mathematics Tutors, etc. a proper reimbursement for their work. We are happy to bear this expense and we do not consider them to be greedy for expecting a decent wage for their work. However when it comes to Islamic education, our Muslim community treats Madrasah fees as a severe financial burden. We need to change this mentality and we should consider this to be a noble expense which we will be immensely rewarded for. Our beloved Messenger of Allah Ta&#8217;ala says in a Hadith;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Narrated Anas bin Malik: that the Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa) said: &#8220;Whoever goes out seeking knowledge, then he is in Allah&#8217;s cause until he returns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Thus your daughters are in the path of Allah Ta&#8217;ala every time they leave the house to seek beneficial Islamic knowledge. You should be eager to spend in the path of Allah Ta&#8217;ala.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Most Madrasas do not charge an exorbitant fee. It is disrespectful to insinuate that Alimahs are treating their job like a business. If Ulema are not paid adequately, they will choose other professions which do pay them adequately, as they have their own needs, responsibilities and expenses to fulfill. They often have family to take care of as well. There will be nobody to teach Islam to our children if the Ulema are forced to take up other professions due to not receiving an adequate wage from our Islamic institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">I understand that you are a single mother. The Madrasa should consider your difficult situation. 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