The ruling on ordering a young child to pray in the mosque
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is a young child ordered to perform the prayer in the mosque or at home, considering that he may annoy the worshippers in the mosque due to his young age?
Answer:
A child who can distinguish right from wrong is ordered to pray in the mosque, so that he becomes accustomed to congregational prayer and attending the mosque, and so that he does not grow up accustomed to being distracted during the congregation. He does not harm the worshipper, as long as he is a child who can distinguish right from wrong, he does not harm the worshipper, because his prayer and ritual purity are valid. He does not harm the worshipper. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is a young child ordered to perform the prayer in the mosque or at home, considering that he may annoy the worshippers in the mosque due to his young age?
Answer:
A child who can distinguish right from wrong is ordered to pray in the mosque, so that he becomes accustomed to congregational prayer and attending the mosque, and so that he does not grow up accustomed to being distracted during the congregation. He does not harm the worshipper, as long as he is a child who can distinguish right from wrong, he does not harm the worshipper, because his prayer and ritual purity are valid. He does not harm the worshipper. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 010-كتاب الصلاة -1- 2-11-20 هـ — archive.org (1:00:07)
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