Is it permissible to hit a child when he makes a mistake while he is young, and does this hitting affect the child's psychology, and how should the child be guided in such a stage?

The questioner : Is it permissible to hit a child when he makes a mistake while he is young? Does this hitting affect the child's psychology? And how should the child be guided in such a stage?

The Shaykh : If the child is disciplined by hitting and there is no alternative, then there is nothing wrong with it, and this is the custom of people. If he is not disciplined, like a child in the cradle who starts screaming, and his mother hits him, for example, this is not permissible because it involves causing pain without benefit. The whole matter depends on whether the child is disciplined by the hitting or not. If he is disciplined by it, he should not be hit severely, he should not be hit on the face, for example, or on a vital part, but rather he should be hit on the back or the shoulder or something similar that does not lead to his death. Hitting on the face has its danger because the face is the highest and most honorable part of a person. If he is hit on it, he suffers more humiliation and degradation than if he were hit on his back. For this reason, hitting on the face is prohibited. Yes.

The questioner : The questioner says.