Is it permissible to hit children to discipline and raise them?

Question:
She says: I have a widowed sister who lives with us, and she has five orphaned children. Sometimes they do things that anger me, so I hit them. Is that permissible for me, knowing that I love them and do not hit them except to raise and discipline them?

Answer:
Hitting that is for the sake of discipline, and does not involve severity or repetition, or is done without cause, is permissible. This is in the child's interest. Light hitting, non-harmful hitting, and hitting that is due to a mistake by the child in order for him to be alert to avoid that mistake, is a matter that is permissible. In fact, it is a required matter, because raising children, disciplining them, and warning them against bad morals is required. Yes.