سنن ترمذي
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أبواب السهوThe Book on As-Shw
باب مَا جَاءَ مَتَى يُؤْمَرُ الصَّبِيُّ بِالصَّلاَةِChapter: What Has Been Related About When A Boy Is Ordered To Perform Salat
Hadith 407
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ الْجُهَنِيُّ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " عَلِّمُوا الصَّبِيَّ الصَّلَاةَ ابْنَ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ وَاضْرِبُوهُ عَلَيْهَا ابْنَ عَشْرٍ " قَالَ : وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍوَ ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : حَدِيثُ سَبْرَةَ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ، وَعَلَيْهِ الْعَمَلُ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ ، وَبِهِ يَقُولُ أَحْمَدُ , وَإِسْحَاق ، وَقَالَا : مَا تَرَكَ الْغُلَامُ بَعْدَ الْعَشْرِ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُعِيدُ ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَسَبْرَةُ هُوَ ابْنُ مَعْبَدٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ ، وَيُقَالُ هُوَ : ابْنُ عَوْسَجَةَ .
´(Sabrah bin Ma'bad al-Juhni) narrated that:` Allah's Messenger (S) said: "Teach the boy Salat when he is seven years old, and beat him (if he does not pray) when he is ten."
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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
