Riyad as-Salihin, 301
'Amr bin Shu'aib reported on his father's authority that his grandfather (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Command your children to perform Salat (prayer) when they are seven years old, and beat them for (not offering) it when they are ten, and do not let (boys and girls) sleep together". <b>[Abu Dawud, who categorized it as Hadith Hasan with a Hasan Chain]</b>.
وعن عمرو بن شعيب، عن أبيه، عن جده رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
مروا أولادكم بالصلاة وهم أبناء سبع سنين، واضربوهم عليها، وهم أبناء عشر، وفرقوا بينهم في المضاجع
((حديث حسن رواه أبو داود بإسناد حسن)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 301
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br>
1) Children have a right over their parents that they command them to perform the prayer when they are seven years old and beat them for not performing it when they are ten years old.<br>
2) The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the children be beaten for not offering the prayer for the purpose of disciplining and correcting them, not for tormenting them and causing them pain. Mercy entails that a child should learn how to obey Allah Almighty so that he would be brought up as a pious person.<br>
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<b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br>
Beating here refers to that form of beating that fulfills the purpose of discipline without incurring harm.