If a man’s children delay the Fajr prayer until after its time, is he permitted to beat them?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a father who says: I am suffering from my sons because they abandon the Witr prayer and the Sunnah of Fajr, and they delay the Fajr prayer. Is it permissible for me to beat them for that and to oblige them to perform the Sunnah of Fajr and the Witr prayer? If they are young.
Answer:
So you beat them, with a beating that is not severe, because this is part of upbringing. As for if they are grown men and they do not pray Fajr in congregation, or they delay it until after its time, then you look at the situation. If they are independent, you remove them from your house and they live in another house. But if they are not able to be independent, you keep them in the house while continuing to order them, advise them, and even beat them.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a father who says: I am suffering from my sons because they abandon the Witr prayer and the Sunnah of Fajr, and they delay the Fajr prayer. Is it permissible for me to beat them for that and to oblige them to perform the Sunnah of Fajr and the Witr prayer? If they are young.
Answer:
So you beat them, with a beating that is not severe, because this is part of upbringing. As for if they are grown men and they do not pray Fajr in congregation, or they delay it until after its time, then you look at the situation. If they are independent, you remove them from your house and they live in another house. But if they are not able to be independent, you keep them in the house while continuing to order them, advise them, and even beat them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [75 -2802] من كان أولاد يؤخرون صلاة الفجر عن وقتها، هل له أن يضربهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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