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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Ordering the Child to Pray and Waking Him for the Fajr Prayer in Congregation

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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is a child between seven and ten years old to be strict with regarding the matter of prayer, or is he left to do as he pleases?

The Shaykh:
No, he is not left to do as he pleases.
Beat them for it at ten,اضربوهم عليها لعشر،
Beat them, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Beat them for it at ten,اضربوهم عليها لعشر،
Yes.

The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah protect you, should he be woken up for the Fajr prayer in congregation, or is there no harm in delaying it until he gets up for school?

The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible for you to leave him, and it is not permissible for him to delay it. It is obligatory for him to get up and pray with the Muslims, and then go back to sleep after the prayer.
Source إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان-12-02-1440هـ — alfawzan.live (1:12:30)

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