Command your children to pray when they are seven years old, and beat them for (not offeri…

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Abu Dāwūd

Authenticity grade : Hasan

Hadith text: Command your children to pray when they are seven years…

عن عمرو بن شُعيب عن أبيه عن جدِّه قال: قال رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «مُرُوا أولادكمِ بالصلاةِ وهم أبناءُ سبعِ سِنينَ، واضرِبوهم عليها وهم أبناءُ عَشرٍ، وفرِّقوا بينهم في المَضاجِعِ».

‘Amr ibn Shu‘ayb reported from his father on the authority of his grandfather that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Command your children to pray when they are seven years old, and beat them for (not offering) it when they are ten, and separate them (boys and girls) in beds."

Explanation of the hadith: Command your children to pray when they are seven years…

Lessons: Command your children to pray when they are seven years…

• Teaching young children before reaching the age of puberty matters of religion, the most important of which is prayer.
• Beating should be for the sake of discipline, not torture, so he should beat in a way that suits the child's circumstance.
• The Shariah cares about protecting people's honor and blocks all means that may lead to corruption.

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