Did not persist in prayer as a child, so does he make it up after reaching puberty?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. The listener Muhammad Ahmad sent a question, saying: From the beginning of my life until the period of puberty, I did not persist in prayer. Do I have to make it up after reaching puberty? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
You do not have to make it up after reaching puberty, because the ritual prayer is not obligatory until puberty. As for what is before puberty, it is recommended from the age of discernment, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:5 Before puberty, it is recommended for the child so that he becomes accustomed to it and practices it, but it is not obligatory upon him. And based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) that the pen is lifted from three, and he mentioned among them the child until he reaches puberty, meaning until he reaches maturity. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. The listener Muhammad Ahmad sent a question, saying: From the beginning of my life until the period of puberty, I did not persist in prayer. Do I have to make it up after reaching puberty? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
You do not have to make it up after reaching puberty, because the ritual prayer is not obligatory until puberty. As for what is before puberty, it is recommended from the age of discernment, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Order your children to pray at seven, and beat them for it at ten.
مروا أولادكم بالصلاة لسبع واضربوهم عليها لعشر.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4146- لم يواظب على الصلاة صغيرًا فهل يقضيها بعد البلوغ ؟! - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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