HasanHR. Abu Dawud 495
Teach prayer at seven years old
Written by Tim Baby Mo
مُرُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَهُمْ أَبْنَاءُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ
Meaning
Command your children to pray when they are seven, and discipline them gently at ten if they neglect it, and separate their bedding.
Narrator: Amr bin Syu'aib
Note for parents
The three-year window (7–10) is a gentle, joyful introduction. The 'beating' referenced is firm correction, not physical harm — many scholars explain it as a disciplinary signal, never to injure.
- Collection
- Abu Dawud
- Narrator
- Amr bin Syu'aib
- Themes
- sholattarbiyahtujuh-tahun