Waking up children of different ages for prayer
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Question:
He says: I have children of varying ages, so I wake up the oldest and the middle one to perform the prayer, and I leave the rest. I get tired of waking them up. Does my obligation become fulfilled by doing this? This is because I am afraid that the congregation will be missed for me.
Answer:
My brother, be patient. You are responsible for them; you are responsible for them. We must be patient with them. Command them, and hit the one who has reached ten years of age. Do not hit him when he prays. Be patient with this, and command him to pray, and be patient with it. Patience is necessary. I think and believe that if you accustom them the first time and the second time, they will, if Allah wills, comply. But if they sense leniency from you in leaving them alone, their negligence and loss will increase. So the father should be firm, and the mother should be firm, helping the father in that, so that the home becomes a home of Islamic upbringing. Yes.
He says: I have children of varying ages, so I wake up the oldest and the middle one to perform the prayer, and I leave the rest. I get tired of waking them up. Does my obligation become fulfilled by doing this? This is because I am afraid that the congregation will be missed for me.
Answer:
My brother, be patient. You are responsible for them; you are responsible for them. We must be patient with them. Command them, and hit the one who has reached ten years of age. Do not hit him when he prays. Be patient with this, and command him to pray, and be patient with it. Patience is necessary. I think and believe that if you accustom them the first time and the second time, they will, if Allah wills, comply. But if they sense leniency from you in leaving them alone, their negligence and loss will increase. So the father should be firm, and the mother should be firm, helping the father in that, so that the home becomes a home of Islamic upbringing. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أمر الصبي بالصلاة تمرينا لا وجوبا — islamhouse.com (1:01:58)
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