Is it true that if a man goes out to prayer and leaves his children at home without ordering them to pray, his prayer is invalid?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Is it true that if a man goes out to prayer and his children are at home and he does not order them to pray, his prayer is invalid? Some people attribute this to you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : This is not correct. This is not correct regarding me, and it is not correct regarding the legal ruling. However, it is obligatory for him to establish them in prayer, to discipline them, and to strike them for leaving off prayer when they are ten years old or older. As for his prayer, it is valid, and his prayer has no connection to the prayer of these children. Yes.
The Shaykh : This is not correct. This is not correct regarding me, and it is not correct regarding the legal ruling. However, it is obligatory for him to establish them in prayer, to discipline them, and to strike them for leaving off prayer when they are ten years old or older. As for his prayer, it is valid, and his prayer has no connection to the prayer of these children. Yes.