Forcing a seven-year-old son to go to the mosque
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I have a son who is seven years old, and I am his father. I sometimes travel. Should I force him to go to the mosque for the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers, because I am afraid for him regarding some matters?
Answer:
You should entrust him to someone you trust among the neighbors to go with him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I have a son who is seven years old, and I am his father. I sometimes travel. Should I force him to go to the mosque for the Maghrib and 'Isha' prayers, because I am afraid for him regarding some matters?
Answer:
You should entrust him to someone you trust among the neighbors to go with him. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ذكر تشهد ابن مسعود وغيره — islamhouse.com (1:08:14)
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