The description of striking a boy for prayer and who is responsible for it
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The questioner:
Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is the striking to be done with the hand or with a stick, and is it to be severe?
The Shaykh:
The striking is to be done with what the father or mother sees fit, with a stick or with the hand, but it is to be a light strike that does not cause harm, where no harm is feared, not severe, meaning a light harm that achieves the desired result without injury, with the hand or with a light stick. Yes.
The questioner:
Who is responsible for striking the child who is negligent in prayer, the mother or the father?
The Shaykh:
It is his father. If there is a father with us, it is the mother. If there is a father but no mother, it is the one who takes charge of him, such as his brother or his paternal uncle who looks after him, meaning, who looks after the orphan boy or the orphan girl. However, if his father is present, the father takes charge of it. Likewise, if the father is absent or if the father is negligent, the mother does it.
Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is the striking to be done with the hand or with a stick, and is it to be severe?
The Shaykh:
The striking is to be done with what the father or mother sees fit, with a stick or with the hand, but it is to be a light strike that does not cause harm, where no harm is feared, not severe, meaning a light harm that achieves the desired result without injury, with the hand or with a light stick. Yes.
The questioner:
Who is responsible for striking the child who is negligent in prayer, the mother or the father?
The Shaykh:
It is his father. If there is a father with us, it is the mother. If there is a father but no mother, it is the one who takes charge of him, such as his brother or his paternal uncle who looks after him, meaning, who looks after the orphan boy or the orphan girl. However, if his father is present, the father takes charge of it. Likewise, if the father is absent or if the father is negligent, the mother does it.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أسئلة في باب حجة من لم يكفر تارك الصلاة — islamhouse.com (7:45)
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