Raising Children in Worship
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how does a father raise his children so that they pray and fast as worship of Allah, not as a habit? Is there any advice in that?
Answer:
So you must raise them from a young age in prayer, obedience, and learning beneficial knowledge. As for what you say about it being a habit, leave that talk. Do what you have been commanded to doSunan ad-Daraqutni 3:5. If you do this, Allah the Exalted will make it easy for them and turn it into worship; they will become accustomed to it, and it will become worship. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how does a father raise his children so that they pray and fast as worship of Allah, not as a habit? Is there any advice in that?
Answer:
So you must raise them from a young age in prayer, obedience, and learning beneficial knowledge. As for what you say about it being a habit, leave that talk. Do what you have been commanded to do
Command your children to pray at the age of seven, beat them for it at the age of ten, and separate them in their beds.
مروا اولادكم بالصلاه لسبع واضربوهم عليها لعشر وفرقوا بينهم في المضاجع
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 10 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/صلاح القلب/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (47:06)
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