Religious Rulings | Ruling on Using Books and Notes During Exams

Martyr Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, responding to an inquiry on the religious ruling regarding the use of books and notes in exams, outlined the guidelines on this matter.

Hazrat Ayatollah Martyr Seyyed Ali Khamenei has explained the rules of this issue in response to a poll about the Sharia ruling of using books and pamphlets in exams.

According to the Missionary Thought and Culture Base, Hazrat Ayatollah Martyr Seyed Ali Khamenei has responded to a poll about "using books during exams", which is offered to those who are interested.

Question: If a professor allows the use of booklets in the end-of-semester exams and explicitly says that the exam will be held in the form of booklets, is there a Sharia problem in using the booklets?

Answer: In any case, compliance with school regulations is necessary. If this is not considered a violation of the regulations, then there is no problem, and otherwise it is not allowed.