Question
Students who attend learning circles for Quran memorization are children between six and seven years, they perform Prayer with adults in the first row. What is their ruling? Bearing in mind that many of them turn around during Prayer, are the rows broken because of their presence?
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Answer
Praise be to Allah, and may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family and his companions.
As to what follows:
With regards to answering your question we say, success is by Allah Almighty.
There is no harm in their Prayer and standing with them in the same row is permissible because whoever reaches seven years of age is instructed to perform Prayer, and his Prayer is correct as well as standing with him in the same row.
As for their disrupting Prayer, they are warned, disciplined and taught.
And Allah knows best.
Your brother,
Dr. Khalid al-Muslih
08 / 04 / 1425 AH
Praise be to Allah, and may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family and his companions.
As to what follows:
With regards to answering your question we say, success is by Allah Almighty.
There is no harm in their Prayer and standing with them in the same row is permissible because whoever reaches seven years of age is instructed to perform Prayer, and his Prayer is correct as well as standing with him in the same row.
As for their disrupting Prayer, they are warned, disciplined and taught.
And Allah knows best.
Your brother,
Dr. Khalid al-Muslih
08 / 04 / 1425 AH
