سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب مَتَى يُؤْمَرُ الْغُلاَمُ بِالصَّلاَةِChapter: When A Boy Should Be Ordered To Offer As-Salat.
Hadith 494
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ الطَّبَّاعِ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مُرُوا الصَّبِيَّ بِالصَّلَاةِ إِذَا بَلَغَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ ، وَإِذَا بَلَغَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ فَاضْرِبُوهُ عَلَيْهَا " .
Narrated As-Saburah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Command a boy to pray when he reaches the age of seven years. When he becomes ten years old, then beat him for prayer.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
494. Commentary:
This ruling applies to both boys and girls, and the purpose is that as soon as a child reaches the age of discernment, the process of instructing and practicing the commands and prohibitions of the Shari‘ah, as well as other etiquettes, should begin, so that by the time they reach puberty, they become well accustomed to them.
➊ The concept of corporal punishment exists in Islam, but it is not arbitrary. For the first three years, it is, in a way, a test for the parents to rely on verbal instruction and to present a practical example themselves. After that, punishment may also be given, but such that it does not cause injury, and one should not strike the face, because the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) has prohibited striking the face. [سنن أبى داود، حديث نمبر : 4493]
This ruling applies to both boys and girls, and the purpose is that as soon as a child reaches the age of discernment, the process of instructing and practicing the commands and prohibitions of the Shari‘ah, as well as other etiquettes, should begin, so that by the time they reach puberty, they become well accustomed to them.
➊ The concept of corporal punishment exists in Islam, but it is not arbitrary. For the first three years, it is, in a way, a test for the parents to rely on verbal instruction and to present a practical example themselves. After that, punishment may also be given, but such that it does not cause injury, and one should not strike the face, because the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) has prohibited striking the face. [سنن أبى داود، حديث نمبر : 4493]
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 494
