Teaching students the rulings of prayer and obliging them to perform it
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The second question of Fatwa No. ( 15392 )
Q 2: We perform the midday prayer in the Eid prayer hall out of necessity, both students and teachers. Only one or two people from the local residents come there because their homes are far away and they are occupied with distant jobs. We also strictly supervise the students during ablution and prayer, but we cannot guarantee that every student performed the ablution correctly and that his clothes are pure as required for prayer. Some students, especially those in the first, second, and third grades of primary school, may move, turn around, or laugh. We constantly guide and direct them, whether in the mosque or in the school. We do not prefer using physical punishment, such as hitting, except out of necessity, so that we can make the student love the mosque. Others believe that physical punishment is necessary for every movement so that the mosque is respected out of fear of physical punishment. What are your instructions to us in this regard? Please inform us; may Allah reward you.
Vol. 2: What you do with the students by obliging them to pray and following up with them regarding it is an obligatory duty, and you are to be thanked for it. We ask Allah to grant you a great reward for it. Be lenient with the minor violations that may occur among the young ones, as they cannot be controlled like the adults; however, they should be reminded with gentle words and kindness so that they are raised to revere the prayer and be well-mannered in it. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q 2: We perform the midday prayer in the Eid prayer hall out of necessity, both students and teachers. Only one or two people from the local residents come there because their homes are far away and they are occupied with distant jobs. We also strictly supervise the students during ablution and prayer, but we cannot guarantee that every student performed the ablution correctly and that his clothes are pure as required for prayer. Some students, especially those in the first, second, and third grades of primary school, may move, turn around, or laugh. We constantly guide and direct them, whether in the mosque or in the school. We do not prefer using physical punishment, such as hitting, except out of necessity, so that we can make the student love the mosque. Others believe that physical punishment is necessary for every movement so that the mosque is respected out of fear of physical punishment. What are your instructions to us in this regard? Please inform us; may Allah reward you.
Vol. 2: What you do with the students by obliging them to pray and following up with them regarding it is an obligatory duty, and you are to be thanked for it. We ask Allah to grant you a great reward for it. Be lenient with the minor violations that may occur among the young ones, as they cannot be controlled like the adults; however, they should be reminded with gentle words and kindness so that they are raised to revere the prayer and be well-mannered in it. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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