The Means of Facilitating the Correct Upbringing of Children
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Question:
The questioner from Kuwait says: How should one deal with children correctly so that they are committed to the matters of their noble religion?
Do I have to force them to go to the mosque for every obligatory prayer? I know that in many of the prayers they pray in the mosque, but sometimes sleep overtakes them, and at times they delay the prayer until after its time. Some of them have reached the age of puberty.
And how do I make them love the correct Islamic religion and good company? Please guide us, His Eminence Shaykh Abdul Aziz.
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to command them to pray and to compel them to do so until they pray with the people, and they should not pray at home; rather, they must pray with the people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:5 So what about when they reach puberty? The command is even greater.
The point is that it is obligatory for you to command them and compel them to pray in congregation, and to discipline whoever lags behind, and not to be weak in this matter. You must advise them, admonish them, remind them with the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and encourage them to keep the company of good and righteous people so that they help you in this. Do not neglect this matter, and do not be lenient, for the matter is great, and they are under your responsibility. Yes.
The questioner from Kuwait says: How should one deal with children correctly so that they are committed to the matters of their noble religion?
Do I have to force them to go to the mosque for every obligatory prayer? I know that in many of the prayers they pray in the mosque, but sometimes sleep overtakes them, and at times they delay the prayer until after its time. Some of them have reached the age of puberty.
And how do I make them love the correct Islamic religion and good company? Please guide us, His Eminence Shaykh Abdul Aziz.
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to command them to pray and to compel them to do so until they pray with the people, and they should not pray at home; rather, they must pray with the people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Order your children to pray at seven, beat them for it at ten, and separate them in their beds.
مروا أبناءكم بالصلاة لسبع، واضربوهم عليها لعشر، وفرقوا بينهم في المضاجعThe point is that it is obligatory for you to command them and compel them to pray in congregation, and to discipline whoever lags behind, and not to be weak in this matter. You must advise them, admonish them, remind them with the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and encourage them to keep the company of good and righteous people so that they help you in this. Do not neglect this matter, and do not be lenient, for the matter is great, and they are under your responsibility. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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