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Taking children out of school is a family decision with a religious side, a legal side and a practical side. The four guides below take them in turn, so you can open the one that matches the question you are stuck on.
Whatever you decide, check the rule for your own state or country before you withdraw anyone from school.
You do not need to read them in order. Many families begin with the how-to-start guide and come back to the others as questions come up. Each guide lists its sources at the foot of the page, so you can check what it says for yourself.
Which page to open first
- You want the whole path in one readMuslim homeschooling: how to startFrom deciding why, through the law, curriculum, a day built around salah and Quran time, to a 30-day checklist.
- You are asking whether it is permittedIs homeschooling allowed in Islam?What named scholars have said, and how to put your own question to a scholar you trust.
- You are still comparing optionsHomeschool vs Islamic schoolHomeschool, full-time Islamic school, weekend madrasa and online school side by side.
- You have started and it feels hardAdvice for new homeschoolersCommon mistakes, deschooling, pacing, records, family roles and burnout.
The rules depend on where you live. Open Where you live for the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
All start here guides
Muslim homeschooling: how to start
The start-here guide: why, law, curriculum, salah-aware days, Quran, community and a 30-day checklist.
Is homeschooling allowed in Islam?
What named scholars have said about homeschooling, and how to ask a scholar about your own family.
Advice for new homeschoolers
First-year advice: mistakes, deschooling, pacing, records, family roles and burnout.
Homeschool vs Islamic school: how the four options compare
Homeschool, Islamic school, weekend madrasa or online school: how they compare, without the hype.