Advice to the Fathers

Advice to the Fathers

I Advice to the fathers, and the uncles, and the brothers to fear Allah concerning those under their authority from the children, (and that) they order them with the prayer if they reached the age of seven, and they hit them for it - the prayer - if they reached the age of ten as is authentic in that hadith from the Prophet sallallahu alayhe wa sallam (where) he sallallahu alayhe wa sallam said, "Order your children with the prayer at the age of seven, and hit them for it at the age of ten and separate between them in the bed."


So, the obligation upon the fathers and the mothers and on the old brothers to order those under their auuthority for the prayer, and other that it and to prohibit them from what Allah forbade and that they enjoin upon them with that which Allaah has obligated. This is the obligation as they are trust with them.

Allah subhan ta'ala said, "O you who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire (Hell)". (At-Tahrim 66:6)

And also Allah 'aza wa jal said, "And enjoin As-Salât (the prayer) on your family, and be patient in offering them [i.e. the Salât (prayers)]" (Ta-Ha - 20:132)

And He (Allah) said about His Prophet and His Messenger Ismail alayhe assalah wa assalam, "And mention in the Book (the Qur'ân) Ismâ'îl (Ishmael). Verily, he was true to what he promised, and he was a Messenger, (and) a Prophet. And he used to enjoin on his family and his people As-Salât (the prayers) and the Zakât, and his Lord was pleased with him." (Maryam 19:54-55)

By: Shaykh Abdul Azeez Ibn Bazz
Source: The Collection of various fatawa and articles - the 7th vol.
From: http://www.ibnbaz.org.sa/mat/186
Translation: N.A.S.
Checked & Corrected: Umm Yahya