Obliging a seven-year-old boy to perform wudu and teaching him the prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is a father required to oblige his son to perform wudu if he is seven years old?
Answer:
How does he pray with wudu? How does he pray without wudu? Yes, he teaches him wudu, which is a condition of the prayer. He also teaches him Surat al-Fatihah and the short surahs. He prays with them, so he teaches him the prayer and what is required for it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is a father required to oblige his son to perform wudu if he is seven years old?
Answer:
How does he pray with wudu? How does he pray without wudu? Yes, he teaches him wudu, which is a condition of the prayer. He also teaches him Surat al-Fatihah and the short surahs. He prays with them, so he teaches him the prayer and what is required for it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أمر الصبي بالصلاة تمرينا لا وجوبا — islamhouse.com (52:50)
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