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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Waking a Child for the Fajr Prayer

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! Is it obligatory for a father to wake his child, who has not yet reached the age of ten, for the Fajr prayer?

Answer:
Yes. Based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Command your children to pray at the age of seven, and when they reach sevenمروا أولادكم بالصلاة لسبع فإذا بلغ سبع
, he should command him and wake him if he is sleeping, and take him to the mosque in accordance with the command of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best. (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source إيقاظ الأطفال للفجر — alfawzan.live

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