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 497
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاذُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خُبَيْبٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ ، قَالَ : دَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ لِامْرَأَتِه : مَتَى يُصَلِّي الصَّبِيُّ ؟ فَقَالَتْ : كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا يَذْكُرُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ : " إِذَا عَرَفَ يَمِينَهُ مِنْ شِمَالِهِ ، فَمُرُوهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ " .
Narrated Muadh ibn Abdullah ibn Khubayb al-Juhani: Hisham ibn Saad reported: We entered upon Muadh ibn Abdullah ibn Khubayb al-Juhani. He said to his wife: When (at what age) should a boy pray? She replied: Some person of us reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about it; he said: When a boy distinguishes right hand from the left hand, then command him to pray.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
497. Commentary:
At the age of seven, a child attains sufficient maturity in understanding. Effort regarding prayer should be started with him even before this.
At the age of seven, a child attains sufficient maturity in understanding. Effort regarding prayer should be started with him even before this.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 497
