The limit for striking a son for prayer after the age of ten
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When a son reaches the age of seven, he is ordered to pray, and when he reaches the age of ten, he is struck for it. He asks: Is there a limit mentioned in the Shari'ah where one stops striking the son when ordering him to pray?
Answer:
No. When he reaches ten, he is either a teenager or he has reached puberty. A person may reach puberty at ten years old, in which case prayer becomes obligatory upon him. So he is struck for abandoning the obligatory. He is required to pray in congregation, and he is struck if he abandons it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When a son reaches the age of seven, he is ordered to pray, and when he reaches the age of ten, he is struck for it. He asks: Is there a limit mentioned in the Shari'ah where one stops striking the son when ordering him to pray?
Answer:
No. When he reaches ten, he is either a teenager or he has reached puberty. A person may reach puberty at ten years old, in which case prayer becomes obligatory upon him. So he is struck for abandoning the obligatory. He is required to pray in congregation, and he is struck if he abandons it. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 06-01-1435هـ — af.org.sa (55:38)
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