The ruling on excessive movement by a mother during prayer due to her children
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One of the listening sisters sent a message containing five issues. This questioner used the letters (M. B. M) as a code for her name. Our sister says in one of her issues: My children play in front of me while I am praying and pull the head covering off my head, so that my hair sometimes comes out. Sometimes I pull it back from under them so that I can complete my prayer. I engage in a lot of movement, either pushing them away or putting the head covering back on my hair and body, or waiting until they come down from my back. Sometimes they push me, which makes me move and take steps forward or backward. This is despite my warning them, but because of their young age, they cannot and do not understand. Sometimes anger intensifies during the prayer and I push them hard so that I can complete my prayer. What is the ruling on this? Guide us, may Allah reward you with good?
Answer: All of this is good, and this is a struggle on your part and a praiseworthy and good matter. If it is possible for you to be in a place away from them so that you are safe from their harm, in a room or chamber far from them, that would be safer. Otherwise, this does not harm you. This movement to push them away, there is no blame in that. Likewise, if the hair becomes visible and then you quickly put the head covering back, that does not harm. It is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him):.
The point is: that dealing with the children during prayer by pushing them away from harm or the like of that does not harm, if Allah wills, and there is no blame in that.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
Answer: All of this is good, and this is a struggle on your part and a praiseworthy and good matter. If it is possible for you to be in a place away from them so that you are safe from their harm, in a room or chamber far from them, that would be safer. Otherwise, this does not harm you. This movement to push them away, there is no blame in that. Likewise, if the hair becomes visible and then you quickly put the head covering back, that does not harm. It is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him):
That in some of his prayers, while he was prostrating, al-Hasan or al-Husayn climbed on his back, so he lengthened the prostration somewhat because of his climbing on him, and he said: I disliked to disturb him, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him.
أنه في بعض صلواته وهو ساجد ارتحله الحسن أو الحسين فأطال السجود بعض الشيء من أجل ارتحاله إياه، وقال: كرهت أن أزعجه عليه الصلاة والسلامThe point is: that dealing with the children during prayer by pushing them away from harm or the like of that does not harm, if Allah wills, and there is no blame in that.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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