Question
Reference number: 294135 | Miscellaneous | Aug. 5, 2020
What is the ruling on asking others who would be paid, to attend classes and do exams instead of the registered student?
Answer
Praise Be to Allah and Peace Be Upon His Messenger.
Initially, I would like to remind you of the verse which says: “Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression.” A-Ma’idah: 2
What you do contradicts with the verse. It is not about assisting each other, rather, it is cheating. The student who pays money is sinful and guilty, and the one who accepts this is also sinful and guilty. The result of such actions is getting graduates who know very little about their field of specialization. We may get an ignorant engineer, teacher or physician. Our prophet says: “He who cheats us is not one of us.” Related by Muslim