Steps to prayer for children

ablution

The parents must start teaching the child the correct ablution method. As prayer is not valid except with purity, and this is done by ablution in front of the child, and the ablution process is repeated several times, then the child is asked to do the ablution, and if the child makes a mistake during that, then he is guided and his mistake corrected, and it is indicated that the child should be given a prize when he improves the ablution, but in the event that he falls In the error, it must be corrected, and avoiding its abuse, as it is supposed to direct the child to physical and psychological purity; This is by reminding him of the hadiths of the Chosen One, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him: (When a Muslim man performs ablution, his sins are removed from his hearing, his sight, his hands and his feet, and if he sits he sits, he is forgiven).

Teaching prayer by watching

The child should be taught to pray, by starting to pray in front of him, and it must be a humble prayer, and well-performed, and this should be repeated for many days, and all this is in order to accustom the child to performing the movements of prayer, and when the child reaches the age of seven, he is guided by the pillars of prayer, and its Sunnahs, A prize must also be offered to him when he performs the prayer well, and the aim is to link prayer to the path of salvation and win the prize, and that the reward for the hereafter is winning heaven, and when the child reaches the age of ten he is forced to perform regular prayers, and if he neglects the prayer he must be preached, then threatened. Then he rebuked him, then hit him for neglecting worship, and it should be noted that he should not be hit except after failing to correct him.

how to pray

Prayer is done by following the following steps:

Receiving the qiblah without deviating or turning around.
Intention is in prayer, and it is through the intention in the heart without uttering it.
The opening takbeer, and it is by saying (God is great) and the hands must be raised towards the shoulders during the takbeer.
Place the palm of the right hand on the back of the left over his chest.
The invocation, and saying: (O God, distance me from my sins as You distanced between the East and the West, O God, purify me from my sins as a white garment is purified from dirt, O God, wash me from my sins with water, snow and hail), or say: (Glory be to God and with Your praise, and blessed be Your name, and exalted is Your grandfather, There is no god but you).
Seeking refuge in God from the accursed Satan: (I seek refuge in God from the accursed Satan).
Basmala and reading Surat Al-Fatihah.
Read whatever is facilitated from the Noble Qur’an.
Bowing, which means bending his back in glorification of God Almighty, saying the takbeer when bowing, and raising his hands to the side of his shoulders.
Supplication while bowing with this (Glory be to my Lord the Great) three times.
Raise the head from bowing, and say: (God hears those who praise Him), then raises his hands to the side of his shoulders.
Saying after that (Our Lord, praise be to You, filling the heavens and the earth and filling whatever you want after that).
Prostration, and the first prostration is with reverence, saying: (God is great), and prostrating on the seven members, namely: the forehead, the nose, the two hands, the two knees, and the tips of the feet, and the upper arms on both sides, and not extending the arms on the ground, and facing the qiblah with tiptoes.
Say (Glory be to my Lord the Most High) three times while prostrating.
Raise the head from prostration and say: (God is great).
Sitting between the two prostrations on the left foot, erecting the right foot, placing the right hand on the tip of his right thigh, which is below his knee, clasping the pinky and ring fingers, raising and moving the forefinger when supplicating, connecting the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle like a ring, and placing the left hand with fingers spread out on the tip of the left thigh From the following knee.
Saying (My Lord, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, provide for me, sustain me, and heal me) while sitting between the two prostrations.
The second prostration is exactly like the first prostration in word and deed.
Standing up from the second prostration, saying: (God is great), and praying the second rak’ah as the first prayer was completed, but without opening the door to it.
Sitting after completing the second rak’ah, and saying: (Allah is the Greatest), and sitting as the sitting was done between the two prostrations.
Reciting the Tashahhud and the Abrahamic prayer, (Greetings to God and prayers and good deeds. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and God’s mercy and blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of God. I bear witness that there is no god but God and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger. O God, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as you prayed for Abraham and his family The family of Abraham, you are Praiseworthy and Glorious, and bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as you blessed Abraham and the family of Abraham, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious.
The salutation is on the right, saying: (Peace be upon you and God's mercy), then the salutation is on the left.
Standing after the first tashahhud to complete the prayer if the prayer is three or four times.
Get up, say: (God is great), and raise the hands towards the shoulders.
Praying what remains of the prayer, and the prayer is in the form of the second rak’ah.
Sitting, erecting the right foot, bringing the left foot out from under the right leg, preparing to sit on the ground, and placing the hands on the thighs as was done during the first tashahhud.
Recite all the tashahhud during the last sitting.
Submission to the right, then to the left.

The role of parents in teaching prayer to the child

Islam urges parents of children to raise children well, and to bring them up in an upbringing based on virtuous morals, and to perform acts of worship. (Order your children to pray when they are seven years old, and beat them for it when they are ten years old, and separate them in their beds). Prayer can also be instilled in the hearts of children from an early age, by buying prayer clothes for the girl, and allocating a prayer rug for the boy, as this is one of the simplest and easiest ways to endear the child to prayer.