Separating Children in Their Beds
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Question:
May Allah bless you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Regarding separating children, some of them are in the same room, three boys aged twelve, nine, and ten. Does each of them need to have his own room?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for each of them to have his own room, and it is permissible for them to be in the same room, but they must be separated in their beds, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded.Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:5 This is an authentic hadith. Yes.
May Allah bless you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Regarding separating children, some of them are in the same room, three boys aged twelve, nine, and ten. Does each of them need to have his own room?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for each of them to have his own room, and it is permissible for them to be in the same room, but they must be separated in their beds, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded.
Command your children to pray at seven, beat them for it at ten, and separate them in their beds.
مروا أولادكم بالصلاة لسبع واضربوهم عليها لعشر وفرقوا بينهم في المضاجع
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7461 — youtube.com (15:42)
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