The son who reaches ten years of age is not obligated to pray; is the discretionary punishment increased beyond ten lashes?
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The questioner : Is prayer obligatory or recommended for a son who is ten or eleven years old?
The Shaykh : No, it is not obligatory. It is obligatory for the father to discipline him.
The questioner : We said it is increased beyond ten lashes.
The Shaykh : That is, it is increased beyond ten lashes because that is the limit.
It is one of the limits of Allah regarding obligation. No, it is not correct to increase beyond ten unless we say that the limit is whatever the Shari'ah commands absolutely. This requires consideration. We say that the son who is ten years old is not obligated to pray, so if he leaves it, he has not committed a forbidden act, and the discretionary punishment is not increased beyond ten lashes. This is a strong objection.
The Shaykh : No, it is not obligatory. It is obligatory for the father to discipline him.
The questioner : We said it is increased beyond ten lashes.
The Shaykh : That is, it is increased beyond ten lashes because that is the limit.
It is one of the limits of Allah regarding obligation. No, it is not correct to increase beyond ten unless we say that the limit is whatever the Shari'ah commands absolutely. This requires consideration. We say that the son who is ten years old is not obligated to pray, so if he leaves it, he has not committed a forbidden act, and the discretionary punishment is not increased beyond ten lashes. This is a strong objection.