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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Bringing Children to the Mosque and Counting Them in the Rows

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Question:
May Allah reward you. This question asks: What is the ruling on a child who plays around during the prayer lining up in the row with the adults, and in the front row? And is it wrong to remove him from the row?

Answer:
As for the children who have reached the age of discernment and whose prayer is valid, they attend and pray with the Muslims. They refrain from causing harm; they refrain from causing harm. They pray with the Muslims, and they have their own prayer and reward, and their guardian also has a reward. As for the children who have not reached the age of discernment, they do not attend the mosque, because bringing them there is mere play. Unless there is a fear for their safety, in which case there is no harm in bringing them, but they must be kept under control from playing around and causing harm. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [159] حكم إحضار الصبيان للمسجد والاعتداد بهم في الصف - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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