Compelling Children to Pray
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I have a friend whose children Allah has enriched with wealth and status, but they are neglecting the prayer. So when I advise this man and say, "You must take these sons, who have reached fifteen, sixteen, and twenty years of age, to the mosque," he says, "They are grown up, and Allah will guide them."
Answer:
No, that is a mistake; that is a mistake by this father. Guidance has causes, and one of them is upbringing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Command your children to pray at seven, beat them for it at ten, and separate them in their beds." So the children who live with their father are obligated to be woken up for prayer, commanded to pray, and taken to the mosque. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I have a friend whose children Allah has enriched with wealth and status, but they are neglecting the prayer. So when I advise this man and say, "You must take these sons, who have reached fifteen, sixteen, and twenty years of age, to the mosque," he says, "They are grown up, and Allah will guide them."
Answer:
No, that is a mistake; that is a mistake by this father. Guidance has causes, and one of them is upbringing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Command your children to pray at seven, beat them for it at ten, and separate them in their beds." So the children who live with their father are obligated to be woken up for prayer, commanded to pray, and taken to the mosque. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/107 — archive.org (9:36)
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