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As we aware that it is mentioned in Hadith when a child reach at the age of 10 and if he/she don’t offer salaath, then beating / scolding is permissible.
Just curious to know how many of us do that i.e., beat / scold child that is in case if he/she is not offering salaath?
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For anyone practicing this should first inquire if the local penitentiary offers halal and has a dedicated place for salaat as it is a crime to abuse children here.
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How did you train your children offer prayers, if you have any?
You are asking it in a negative way. Anyway, there are 3 years from 7 to 10 when you train your children without rebuke. When child is 10, smacking should not break skin like mothers beat children with slipper.
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I doubt that “beating” here equates to something that would injure the child or leave marks. As for “scolding,” every parent scolds their child and I don’t see scolding as a big deal. If you explain the importance of something, it becomes more meaningful. If you focus only on the negative, then the action may be done primarily out of fear and that’s not healthy. For example, if parents emphasize namaz because not doing so will lead you to hell…then the namaz may be done mostly out of fear. But if you explain that it’s a means of our connection with Allah throughout the day, it’s our way of showing gratitude, it helps bring inner peace, it has health benefits, etc…then that develops a different type of mindset in children …that’s not heavily steeped in fear.
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Violence on kids not allowed
Should be given encouragment and not fear
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Salat is not fard till the puberty is reached. 95% of kids don’t hit puberty at the age ten
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I am more inclined to beat scold adults who are although saying the prayers but are taking rishwat, doing millawat in food and medicine and are abusing women and children.
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Peace All,
@ajazali, (repharased my question and hope it is now in positive way) My focus was on underlined part as what is behind meaningful message. Hadith is quoted below. There must be some reason or logic which need to understood in proper way. Asking how many of us beat / scold for not offering salaath, to know under what circumstances was?
It is narrated in hadith Book ‘Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)’ of Sunan Abu-Dawud, hadith No. 0495. ****Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Command your children to pray when they become seven years old, and beat them for it (prayer) when they become ten years old; and arrange their beds (to sleep) separately.
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@Bobby1**, abuse children is a different topic, hence we are just talking about beating/scolding for not offering Salaat.