The ruling on a woman clapping in prayer to stop her children from playing

Question:
She says: I have two small children, and during the performance of the prayer they may do wrong things, so I clap at them. Is that permissible in the obligatory or voluntary prayer, or not?

Answer:
If it prevents them from playing, then clapping at them is a prevention of playing, and they will refrain from it, so there is no harm. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Let the men say Subhan Allah and let the women clap. As for if the children do not refrain from what they are doing, then this clapping is not permissible; because it becomes an action in the prayer that is not of its kind. Yes.