Is beating part of the Prophetic methodology in upbringing?
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Question:
May Allah send you well, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks, saying: Is beating part of the Prophetic methodology in upbringing?
Answer:
Yes. Command your children to pray at seven, and beat them for it at ten. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 16:241 This indicates that it is permissible to beat a child up to the age of ten for the purpose of discipline. The one who beats is the father, or the teacher, or the ruler; they are the ones who beat. Yes.
May Allah send you well, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks, saying: Is beating part of the Prophetic methodology in upbringing?
Answer:
Yes. Command your children to pray at seven, and beat them for it at ten. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
No one is to be beaten with more than ten lashes except in a hadd (fixed punishment) from the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) of Allah.
لا يضرب فوق عشرة أسواط إلا في حد من حدود الله
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2610 -3022] هل الضرب من المنهج النبوي في التربية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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