Is a pre-pubescent child ordered to stand for the Fajr prayer?
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Question:
He says: I have a son who is eleven years old, and I find it difficult to wake him for the Fajr prayer. Should I leave him to sleep until he reaches puberty?
Answer:
No, be patient with him and wake him, and he will get used to it, if Allah wills, and it will become easy for him. Yes. Be patient[Taha 20:132]. Yes.
He says: I have a son who is eleven years old, and I find it difficult to wake him for the Fajr prayer. Should I leave him to sleep until he reaches puberty?
Answer:
No, be patient with him and wake him, and he will get used to it, if Allah wills, and it will become easy for him. Yes. Be patient
And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein.
وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يؤمر من هو دون البلوغ بالقيام لصلاة الفجر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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