Beating a child for leaving off voluntary prayers
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is a child beaten for neglecting voluntary prayers?
Answer:
A child is not beaten for obligatory acts as long as he is seven years old; he is only beaten for obligatory acts when he is ten. As for voluntary acts, he is not beaten for them. If he performs them, he gets reward, and if he leaves them off, he is not blamed.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is a child beaten for neglecting voluntary prayers?
Answer:
A child is not beaten for obligatory acts as long as he is seven years old; he is only beaten for obligatory acts when he is ten. As for voluntary acts, he is not beaten for them. If he performs them, he gets reward, and if he leaves them off, he is not blamed.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أمر الصبي بالصلاة تمرينا لا وجوبا — islamhouse.com (49:38)
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