🧭 Region & Middle East · #84

Our child is going to continue studying in the Middle East. What should we discuss with them before they leave?

Discuss the things they will face on their own: money, the company they keep, health, and whom to contact when there is a problem. Do not turn the conversation into a list of prohibitions. First ask what worries them most, then plan a monthly budget and ways of staying in touch with the family together. Tell them clearly that they can call or come home without being scolded. Touch on marriage while studying too: ask them to discuss it with the family first and never to marry secretly or without registration. Introduce them to the Malaysian students' association there and to the Malaysian government's representative in that country. End with a prayer together and a sincere blessing. See unregistered marriage.

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This answer is general reference, not a fatwa. For your situation, consult the religious affairs office, a Syarie lawyer or your state Syariah Court.

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