Ruling on girls going to school
Question

                Is it permissible for girls to go to school in order to get an education?
Praise be to Allah.
		Learning nowadays is an urgent necessity for individuals 
		and societies alike, and at the same time learning outside of 
		institutions whose certificates are recognised is not acknowledged and 
		is like having no education. If a person does not go to these 
		educational institutions, he may be faced with some difficulties and 
		hardships in his life which may well be detrimental to his interests to 
		a large extent. 

	Whatever is proven to be in a person’s best interests, and 
	for which there is nothing in Islamic teaching to indicate that it is not 
	allowed, is something that is Islamically prescribed, and with regard to 
	that which is Islamically prescribed, there is no differentiation between 
	males and females, because that which is permissible for men is permissible 
	for women, unless there is evidence for differentiating between them. 

	Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: 

	In fact the ability to read and write is one of the blessings 
	that Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, has bestowed upon humanity, as is 
	indicated by the verses in which He, may He be glorified and exalted, says 
	(interpretation of the meaning):

	“Read! In the 
	Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists),

	Has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated 
	blood).

	Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous,

	Who has taught (the writing) by the pen”

	[al-‘Alaq 96:1-4].

	It is like all other blessings that Allah has bestowed upon 
	them, and wants them to use in obedience to Him. So it is not appropriate 
	for parents to deprive their daughters of education, on condition that they 
	take care to raise them with Islamic attitudes, as is obligatory upon them 
	with regard to their sons also. There is no differentiation in this regard 
	between males and females. 

	The basic principle in this regard is that everything that is 
	required with regard to males is also required with regard to females, and 
	what is permissible for males is permissible for females, with no 
	differentiation, as is indicated by the words of the Prophet (blessings and 
	peace of Allah be upon him: “Women are the counterparts of men.” Narrated by 
	ad-Daarimi and others. So it is not permissible to differentiate except on 
	the basis of a text to that effect. 

	End quote from Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth as-Saheehah 
	(1/347) 

	If a girl wants to study, she should strive to join a school 
	where there is no free mixing, whilst also adhering to Islamic rulings that 
	require observance of hijab and covering, and not making a wanton display of 
	herself or wearing perfume, and not mixing with men on her way to school. 

	Guardians of girls should try hard to provide a place where 
	their daughters can learn that is free of things that are contrary to 
	Islamic teachings, even if that requires paying fees or studying online or 
	by enrolling in the university but not attending on a daily basis, and the 
	like. 

	Please see also the answer to question no.
	127946

	And Allah knows best.