Guiding teachers to urge students to establish the prayer

Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, we hope you will kindly direct a word to some teachers who are falling short in cooperating with their brothers in urging students to establish the prayer in the manner prescribed by the Shari'ah.

Answer:
. And may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
As for what follows, the purpose of education is to educate the children of Muslims. The greatest purpose of that is to preserve the religion, which is the foundation of this community and its honor. It is obligatory for teachers, may Allah guide them, to instill in the hearts of the youth the exaltation of the prayer, and to explain to them the status of the prayer, that it is the pillar of Islam, and that it is the first thing for which a servant will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection from his deeds. And as Allah the Exalted said. And as for the prayer, it is the pillar of Islam.
The pillar of Islam is the prayer; Islam stands upon it just as a building stands upon its pillar. It is obligatory for teachers to instill in the hearts of the students the exaltation of the prayer through speech and action. Through speech, by explaining to them the importance of the prayer and teaching them its rulings, conditions, pillars, and obligations. And by explaining that the congregational prayer is obligatory upon Muslims, an individual obligation for every Muslim. This is through speech. And through action, by gathering them for the prayer and checking on them when the time for prayer arrives, so that they turn to it and prepare for them the place where they will all pray.
And teachers must check on those who lag behind. There should be a penalty for the one who is lax and negligent. And do not say, "These are children." Even if they are children, the prayer is exalted in their hearts, and they are raised to exalt it and preserve it. Moreover, most of the students have reached maturity, so teachers, may Allah assist them, will undoubtedly face hardship and difficulty, but they must be patient. This is a trust they have taken on, in addition to the fact that it is obligatory for a Muslim to look after his Muslim brother in any place, cooperating with him in righteousness and piety. But teachers specifically bear the obligation of upbringing and guidance.
And there is no doubt that if they discipline them in prayer and accustom them to it, this will make their leadership easier, raise them, and inspire tranquility and peace in their hearts. The prayer raises one to good, , so it helps them. Allah the Exalted says The prayer helps teachers to keep the students in order, because the prayer is a precise system. If they adhere to it, they will become accustomed to other forms of order and the fulfillment of academic duties. So the prayer helps teachers with the students in keeping them in order and in instilling good manners in them and mutual respect among them. But if they leave them in chaos and are lax in the prayer, if they are lax in the prayer, they will be lax in other matters all the more. For this reason, it came in the hadith that , so this is an obligatory matter, and teachers undoubtedly realize this. And they know that they bear a great trust, but this is by way of reminding them, reminding them to perform this obligation in the best manner, and to seek reward from Allah the Exalted and Sublime, so that they may be a good role model.
And remember that the student always remembers his teacher, forever, and remembers the teacher's actions toward him for his entire life. If the teacher's actions toward him were good actions and commendable guidance, he will remember this teacher with good and pray for him. And if the teacher's actions were bad, this student will remember this for his entire life, and perhaps he will curse this teacher who was lax in his rights.
We still remember the teachers who taught us in elementary school and elsewhere. We still remember their kind words, and we still remember their guidance, and we pray for them. So the teacher's memory will remain in the student's heart for his entire life. Yes.

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