The parents' responsibility for waking their children for the Fajr prayer
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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, if the children do not get up for the Fajr prayer, who is responsible? Is it the mother or the father? How should the father and mother cooperate in waking them? And is it a sin for them if they leave the children [asleep]?
Answer:
Yes, both are responsible, the father and the mother; both are responsible for waking the children and commanding them to pray. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:5. So the parents are responsible for the children at this age, from seven to ten. It is obligatory for them to be patient with the hardship of waking them and compelling them to pray.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, if the children do not get up for the Fajr prayer, who is responsible? Is it the mother or the father? How should the father and mother cooperate in waking them? And is it a sin for them if they leave the children [asleep]?
Answer:
Yes, both are responsible, the father and the mother; both are responsible for waking the children and commanding them to pray. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
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 أولادكم بالصلاة لسبع، واضربوهم عليها لعشر، وفرقوا بينهم في المضاجعThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/231 — archive.org (14:57)
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