Disciplining a young child beside you during prayer
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Question:
He says: If a young child is beside me during the prayer and he moves around a lot, is it permissible for me to hit him, move him, stand him up, or do something similar?
Answer:
One should aim to calm the child with kind words and kind actions without striking. If striking is needed, a light strike that is easy to bear is permissible. If words suffice and are enough, praise be to Allah. If they are not enough,
He says: If a young child is beside me during the prayer and he moves around a lot, is it permissible for me to hit him, move him, stand him up, or do something similar?
Answer:
One should aim to calm the child with kind words and kind actions without striking. If striking is needed, a light strike that is easy to bear is permissible. If words suffice and are enough, praise be to Allah. If they are not enough,
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٣ — archive.org (34:07)
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