Guidance for fathers who are lax in waking their sons for the Fajr prayer
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Question:
The questioner says: Many fathers are lax in waking their sons for the Fajr prayer, even though they are adults. What is the guidance of your eminence for those fathers?
Answer:
This is forbidden (haram). These fathers bear the burden of these grown-up sons who do not go out for prayer. The father goes out and prays while they are sleeping. They are under his responsibility. As long as they are in his house, they are his flock and under his responsibility. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tahrim 66:6] [Al-Baqarah 2:24]. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 495Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) regarding sleeping places.
You are responsible, and their mother, you are responsible for the children. Do not let them go out while they are sleeping on their beds. If they are young or adolescents, you must beat them until they pray. If they are grown adults and they rebel against prayer, kick them out of your house and do not let them live with you, because they have become adults and manage their own affairs. You will be safe from their evil. Yes.
The questioner says: Many fathers are lax in waking their sons for the Fajr prayer, even though they are adults. What is the guidance of your eminence for those fathers?
Answer:
This is forbidden (haram). These fathers bear the burden of these grown-up sons who do not go out for prayer. The father goes out and prays while they are sleeping. They are under his responsibility. As long as they are in his house, they are his flock and under his responsibility. Allah the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًاwhose fuel is men and stones
وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُThe man is a shepherd over his family and is responsible for his flock
والرجل راع في أهل بيته ومسؤول عن رعيتهCommand your children to pray when they become seven years old, and beat them for it (prayer) when they become ten years old; and arrange their beds (to sleep) separately.
مروا أولادكم بالصلاة وهم أبناء سبع سنين واضربوهم عليها لعشر وفرقوا بينهمYou are responsible, and their mother, you are responsible for the children. Do not let them go out while they are sleeping on their beds. If they are young or adolescents, you must beat them until they pray. If they are grown adults and they rebel against prayer, kick them out of your house and do not let them live with you, because they have become adults and manage their own affairs. You will be safe from their evil. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-13-الحياة السعيدة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (45:20)
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