Teaching the Quran to Non-Muslims

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لَا يُمْنَعُ الْكَافِرُ مِنْ سَمَاعِ الْقُرْآنِ لِقَوْلِ اللهِ تَعالَى

The disbeliever is not prevented from hearing the Quran, as per the saying of Allah, the Exalted.

وَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ اسْتَجارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ كَلامَ اللهِ

And if one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so he may hear the word of Allah.

وَيَمْتَنِعُ مِنْ مَسِّ الْمُصْحَفِ

And he is prevented from touching the Quran.

وَهَلْ يَجُوزُ تَعْلِيمُهُ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ أَصْحَابُنَا

And is it permissible to teach him the Quran? Our scholars said...

إِنْ كَانَ لَا يُرْجَى إِسْلَامُهُ لَمْ يَجُزْ تَعْلِيمُهُ

If his conversion to Islam is not anticipated, it is not permissible to teach him.

وَإِنْ رُجِّيَ إِسْلَامُهُ فَوَجْهَانِ

And if his conversion to Islam is anticipated, there are two opinions.

أَصَحُّهُمَا يَجُوزُ رَجَاءُ إِسْلَامِهِ

The more correct of the two is that it is permissible, hoping for his conversion to Islam.

والثاني لا يجوز كما لا يجوز بيع المصحف منه

The second opinion is that it is not permissible, just as it is not permissible to sell the Quran to him.

وَإِنْ رُجِّيَ إِسْلَامُهُ

And if his conversion to Islam is anticipated...

وَأَمَّا إِذَا رَأَيْنَاهُ يَتَعَلَّمُ فَهَلْ يُمْنَعُ فِيهِ وَجْهَانِ

As for if we see him learning, should we prevent him? There are two views.