A woman leading the prayer for her children, including a boy of discernment
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a woman leads the prayer for her children at home, and among them is a boy of discernment who has memorized some of the Qur'an. Is her action valid, or is it better that this boy lead them when he does not go to the mosque for an excuse?
Answer:
It is better that the boy lead them, because he is male, and because he recites the Qur'an. 'Amr ibn Salim used to lead the men among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in prayer, and he was pre-pubescent, being seven or eight years old. So the boy prays with them if he is good at recitation. Yes.
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a woman leads the prayer for her children at home, and among them is a boy of discernment who has memorized some of the Qur'an. Is her action valid, or is it better that this boy lead them when he does not go to the mosque for an excuse?
Answer:
It is better that the boy lead them, because he is male, and because he recites the Qur'an. 'Amr ibn Salim used to lead the men among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in prayer, and he was pre-pubescent, being seven or eight years old. So the boy prays with them if he is good at recitation. Yes.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [21] — alfawzan.live (1:22:00)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.