The short answer
The Quran and Sunnah do not name modern AI tools, so their rulings cannot be read directly from a verse or hadith. Their principles do require honesty, checking what you rely on, and following the trust and rules attached to your work.
AI can explain a difficult idea, help you practise, or suggest questions to research. But it can also invent facts or references. Allah warns people not to pursue what they have no knowledge of, because hearing, sight and the heart are accountable 1. An AI answer should therefore be checked against reliable material before you repeat it as true.
Schoolwork is also a trust. Allah commands that trusts be returned to their owners 2. If a teacher asks for your own work, submitting generated text as if you wrote and understood it would misrepresent your effort. Follow the course's AI policy, disclose assistance when required, and do not fabricate sources, data or quotations. When use is allowed, use the tool as a tutor: ask for an explanation, then solve the problem or write the answer yourself.
For religious learning, the Quran tells those who do not know to ask people of knowledge 3. A chatbot can help you find questions to ask, but it is not a scholar and may quote weak narrations or misstate rulings. Verify Quran and hadith references in trustworthy editions and ask a qualified teacher about consequential matters. These are applications of general principles; the texts do not mention AI specifically. A practical check is: am I being honest about what I did, and can I verify what I am sharing?
Do not pursue what you have no knowledge of; hearing, sight and the heart are accountable.
وَلَا تَقۡفُ مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٌۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡبَصَرَ وَٱلۡفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنۡهُ مَسۡـُٔولࣰ ا ٣٦
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned
Allah commands people to return trusts to those entitled to them.
۞إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡمُرُكُمۡ أَن تُؤَدُّواْ ٱلۡأَمَٰنَٰتِ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهَا وَإِذَا حَكَمۡتُم بَيۡنَ ٱلنَّاسِ أَن تَحۡكُمُواْ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُم بِهِۦٓۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعَۢا بَصِيرࣰ ا ٥٨
Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which Allah instructs you. Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and Seeing
People who do not know are told to ask knowledgeable people.
وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالࣰ ا نُّوحِيٓ إِلَيۡهِمۡۖ فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْ أَهۡلَ ٱلذِّكۡرِ إِن كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ٤٣
And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the people of the message if you do not know
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