The Meaning of the Hadith: “Keep Your Children Away from Your Mosques and Incense Them,” and Its Authenticity

The questioner:
We are taking a call from our brother Abu 'Umar from Riyadh. Go ahead, my brother Abu 'Umar. Peace be upon you. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah welcome you. How are you, Shaykh?

The Shaykh:
May Allah keep you safe, yes.

The questioner:
Go ahead. I want to ask you about a hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Is it… Break the television, Abu 'Umar, break the television a little and ask your question. Go ahead, go ahead, may Allah preserve you. Go ahead. May Allah keep you safe. About “Keep your children away from your mosques and incense them,” what does incense mean? And is this hadith authentic? Okay, thank you. Thank you.

The Shaykh:
The hadith has not reached the level of authenticity, but its meaning is correct. The meaning of incensing the mosques with incense is that it is incensed with incense over embers in order to make its scent pleasant. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.