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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation of the Hadith: "Order your children to pray at the age of seven"

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Question:
All right, may Allah reward you. This person is asking about the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Command your children to pray at the age of seven, strike them for it at the age of ten, and separate them in their bedsمروا أبناءكم بالصلاة لسبع واضربوهم عليها لعشر وفرقوا بينهم في المضاجع
Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:5
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Answer:
The hadith says: “Command your children, or rather your sons only, command your children, male or female, to pray at the age of seven; because at seven, a child has reached the age of discernment, understands what is said to him, and his worship is valid, so it becomes a voluntary prayer for him. Let him practice the prayer, so he is commanded to pray when he reaches the age of discernment, which is seven, and he is struck for it when he reaches ten if he abandons it. Children are a trust in the necks of their guardians, that they should care for them, oversee them, and raise them in goodness, righteousness, and worship. This is the obligation of the guardians of children. Yes.
Source قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 06 / ‫فتاوى على الهواء - 13 02 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (12:55)

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