Is it obligatory to order children to pray at the age of seven?
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Question:
You order him to pray at seven: is there strictness regarding the prayer, or is it just an order?
Answer:
His guardian must order him to pray at seven; it is obligatory for his guardian to do so. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, and the original ruling for commands is obligation, so that they become accustomed to good. Some boys may reach puberty after ten, reaching it at eleven or twelve.
You order him to pray at seven: is there strictness regarding the prayer, or is it just an order?
Answer:
His guardian must order him to pray at seven; it is obligatory for his guardian to do so. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Order them
مُرُواand beat them for it at ten
واضربوهم عليها لعشرٍ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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