Does he have to wake his children who are seven years old to pray Fajr?
Question:
I have a daughter who is 7 years old, she prays Alhamdulillah. Do I have to wake her up for Fajr prayer, knowing that this made her dislike praying?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
The father is like the shepherd of his household and is responsible for his flock, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said. Based on that, he should educate his children and teach them to fulfil obligations and avoid haraam things. That includes telling them to pray when they reach the age of seven years, because of the report narrated by Abu Dawood (495) from ‘Amr ibn Shu’ayb, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Tell your children to pray when they are seven years old and smack them if they do not pray when they are ten, and separate them in their beds.” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
But the father should be kind in teaching his small children how to pray, and he should encourage them by praising them, and giving them gifts and rewards so that they will get used to it and love it.
You can delay waking your daughter up until near sunrise, and encourage her to sleep early so that it will be easier for her to get up.
There is nothing wrong with you not waking her up on days when you think it will be too hard for her to wake up, because – for example – she went to sleep late or because it is very cold, and so on.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: I have a son who is about nine years old; should I wake him up for Fajr prayer?
He replied: Yes, if a man has children, male or female, who have reached the age of ten, he should wake them up. With regard to children who are younger than that, if he wakes them up so that they may pray on time, that is better, but there is no sin on him if he does not do that. But it is better to wake them up, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Tell your children to pray when they are seven tears old and smack them if they do not pray when they are ten, and separate them in their beds.” End quote from Fataawa Noor ‘ala’l-Darb.
He was also asked: My son is eight years old; should I wake him up to pray Fajr? If he does not pray, am I sinning?
He replied: It seems that it depends. If it is winter, for example, and it is very cold, then there is nothing wrong with leaving him and telling him to pray when he wakes up. But if the weather is normal and there is no harm done by waking him up, then you should wake him up so that he will get used to praying with the people. Nowadays, praise be to Allaah, there are young boys between the ages of seven and ten whom we see coming with their fathers to pray Fajr. If a child gets used to that from an early age there is a great deal of goodness in that. But if it causes hardship, then you do not have to wake them up. But when they wake up you should tell them to pray. End quote from al-Liqa’ al-Shahri (40/18).
when ur daughter and son become mature it is required then. But make them read as Allah says that if a youth reads he loves it more then a normal old person reads.
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I think it's better if the child learns how to pray and gets used to it. I wish I had someone to teach me when I was little. If the child starts praying early he'll get attached to the Salah and be less likely to leave it. I remember when i was about 8 I started reading my grandma's Quran, didn't understand a thing but i loved it. So my grandma gave me that Quran and it has a great sentimental value for me. Whenever I can I open it and memorize and recite verses.
yh its a good idea n'all if u pray with them. lead by example nd they will enjoy the experience rather than thinking their sleep is more important or summat. trust me u show how much u like it nd how great the reward is they'll compete with u to see if they can wake up before ya for fajr! my sisters are crazy, competin' for all the wrong things at times :enough!: but this comp i like
It is important to get the kids to learn their prayers early on. My step son is 8 and he will make the iqamah when it is time to pray. This way he feels he is involved with it.
Show no concern for the praise of one whose praise cannot adorn you in any way, nor for the blame of those whose blame cannot dishonor you. And seek the praise of the One whose Praise is all honor and whose blame is all disgrace. Ibn Qayyim
Ugh! Are they based on the local time in Mecca then? They change throughout the year?
Kids aren't obligated until puberty, right? Not that it isn't good to teach them early. We already pray with our two year old in the morning, at bed time and at meals.
There are two kinds of night prayer. Qiyamul lail that can be performed without someone sleep before, and tahajjud that someone must sleep before, then wake up to perform this salah.
Night prayer can be performed in Isha time, after the night (not just sunset) come, until time for salah Subh/fajr in dawn come. But the best time is in the 1/3 last part of night.
Oh ok, thanks. I thought there were three night time prayer sessions. Now I get it.
Salam
Sister its a Must to pray the obligatory prayers and only Isha is a obligatory Night time prayer which starts after the sunset when sun's redness disappears completely and complete darkness starts.
The other two night prayers ie kiyamul layl and Thahajjud are extra prayers and not a must. In this Thajjud is better stressed one.
are not for kids but if they wish pray we need stop them but that will make them tired so let them fullfill and be steadfast as possible the 5 times obligatory prayers
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