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What is the regulation taking
children to the mosque?
Basically...
It is allowed to take children
to the mosque.
There are a lot of references about it.
Among others, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
went to the mosque ...
حَامل أُمَامَةُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed...
...while taking Umamah in his arms
in the mosque.
The companions saw them.
The Apostle ﷺ was also praying...
...then came Hasan or Hussein.
He got on to the Apostle ﷺ's shoulders.
So, the Prophet took a long time
prostrating.
And so did the companions.
After praying, they asked
to the Apostle, "O Messenger of Allah."
إِنَّكَ سَجَدْتَ
سَجْدَةً أَطَلْتَهَا
"O Messenger of Allah, you were prostrating
for a long time."
"Did something happen,
or was there any revelation?"
Perhaps, there was a revelation
when the Apostle was prostrating.
The Apostle ﷺ said:
كُلُّ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ
"None as such."
وَلَكِنَّ ابْنِي
"But my grandson..."
ارْتَحَلَنِي
"He got on my shoulders."
"He made me his horse."
"Like a camel."
فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُعَجِّلَهُ
حَتىَّ يَقْضِيَ حاَجَتَهُ
"And I don't want to disturb him
until he is satisfied."
So, because the Apostle let him get
on his shoulders...
...he took a long time to prostrate.
And so did the companions.
This is a reference that
the Apostle took children to the mosque.
The Apostle also said:
إِنِّي أَدْخُلُ فِي صَلاَتِي
وَأَنَا أُرِيْدُ أَنْ أُطِيْلَهَا
"I was starting to pray and I wanted
to lengthen my prayer."
فَأَسْمَعُ بُكَاءَ
"Suddenly I heard...
...a child's cry."
الصَّبِيِّ فَأَتَجَوَّزُ
"So I shortened my prayer.
I was worried it would burden the mother."
So, this means, children were present
at the mosque
The Apostle ﷺ also said...
مُرُوْا أَوْلَادَكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ
وَهُمْ أَبْنَاءُ سَبْعِ سِنِيْنَ
"Tell your children to pray
when they reach 7 years old."
For example...
...we take our 7 y.o children
to pray in the mosque with us.
That is the basic law.
But, as explained by the scholars,
if the children
...disturb the prayer...
...with something not normal...
...screaming here and there
Running.
Jumping here and there
with people praying.
The interest of prayer is more important
than the kids.
Public interest is more important
than personal interest.
If the Apostle forbade people reading
the Quran in the mosque with a loud voice...
...because it would disturb people..
(it is reading the Quran)
The Apostle ordered us not to read loudly
It is even more for when children screaming
disturbing people praying.
Hence...
...when someone takes her child,
where basically it is allowed...
...she shall control her child.
Not just because she wants
to take notes...
...she lets her children disturbing
other ladies unabling them to write.
She has to sacrifice, not taking notes,
keeping her children.
She'll revise or take note at home.
So, one shall think about others too.
Sometimes, we have to understand.
Sometimes some brothers or sisters...
...have to bring their children.
They want to attend the study.
Or some brothers don't have
their wives at home.
They want to pray at the mosque
and cannot leave their child alone.
Sometimes things happen.
He wants to pray at the mosque...
His wife is not at home.
He has to take his child.
If he takes his child,
there would be chaos.
Sometimes, his child cries, screams.
His child wants to go also
to the mosque.
Once, my daughter, Zaenab, cried
wanting to come to the mosque.
She cried. So I said.
"Zaenab".
"Only boys go to the mosque."
Girls stay at home."
Zaenab said, "I am a boy."
She insisted to come.
It happened to me.
Because she wanted to come,
she said she was a boy.
So, sometimes, we have to take our children
to the mosque.
But, if we take them here...
...we have to guard them well
so not to disturb others.
When your children are 7 y.o
or can be told of...
...it is alright.
So, when one brings his child
to the mosque...
...his child has to be told.
"Don't make noises."
A mosque is not a playground.
A mosque is a sacred place.
A place to read the Quran.
Not a playground.
Keep telling them that.
"Watch out, if you run around,
I'll pinch you."
"Watch out."
"Upper part, down part,
three times."
Keep reminding them that,
until they pray.
They'll be afraid to be pinched.
So, they would be afraid to move
because they would be pinched.
The point is it is allowed
but not to disturb others.
If your children run around,
left with other children...
...left screaming around,
the prayer would be disturbed.
So, it is normal if some forbid children
to be taken along.
I don't.
I forbid...
I combined two references.
You may take them but watch them.
Few noises, insya Allah,
would be understood
But if they keep on screaming....
...their mother has to be responsible,
take the children immediately.
If necessary, when she prays,
she walks to take his children.
She prays but her children make noises.
Take her children.
Hold them
Don't let them disturb others.