Beating children under the age of seven for discipline
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to beat children who have not reached seven years of age so that they will be disciplined?
Answer:
They have not reached [seven], no. Even a seven-year-old is not to be beaten; only a ten-year-old and older may be beaten. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to beat children who have not reached seven years of age so that they will be disciplined?
Answer:
They have not reached [seven], no. Even a seven-year-old is not to be beaten; only a ten-year-old and older may be beaten. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أمر الصبي بالصلاة تمرينا لا وجوبا — islamhouse.com (56:17)
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