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[quote]ibrahim will be in a better position to answer this but as far as i know, as a student of islamic studies, a single hadith cannot be taken as the base for a law or a directive. it needs to be supported by sayings which have been relayed in that same environment as well as context.

At our local Masjid, a complaint has been raised by the brothers regarding the high level of noise being made by the children who are supposed to be being looked after by their mothers. In response to the issue raised, it has been decided by the committee of the Mosque that the mothers pray at home, the reason being that children under 8 do not benefit whatsoever from visiting the masjid.

Two things: no.i. from the mother's womb to age of 5 is a time during which a child learns more than an adult learns in ten years. george bernardshaw said, "give me the 1st 5 years of a child and take away the next 40 from me. i shall make him/her what i wish in those 1st 5 years"

How can we expect from such children to suddenly develop a bondage with the masjid when they never had any image of it in their early years?

We ought to consider the reason why adhan and iqamah is said in a newborne's ear. Islam is not illogical. this has close association between human mind/psychology and the sounds and images he is exposed to from very early moments.(i shall request our psychology community members to shed some light on this insh'Allah)

We think that this “solution”, so to speak, will affect the child negatively: if children are exposed to the Mosque from a relatively young age then they will, Insha’Allah, grow accustomed to it and visit regularly when they are older.

Secondly, stopping the children from coming means stopping the mothers from coming until these children are old enough to attend the mosque too.

Also, as far as the matter of noises is concerned, we must keep in mind that Islam does not require an environment for prayer that is completely cut off from the day-to-day activities of life and our busy schedules. Yes, we ought to meditate as calmly as possible, but the concept of these prayers in between our daily schedules is different from Buddhism which pulls a human out of the hustle and bustle and normal lifestyle to the lone serene-ness of jungles and caves. we have to pray in the most suitable environment available, remind ourselves of the Creator, His blessings, death, accountability and then return to our test of life.

And, for that matter, if this disturbance comes to the  namazees any way, it’s not more for more than one salah a week and on eid and during taraweeh prayers where appropriate arrangements are always in progress to keep the noise level low by allocating a separate space to women with younger children, child minders, some activities for smaller children besides reading dua’s and dhikr with them (which is done by the sisters who do not have to pray but volunteer to look after little ones turn by turn or even so women take turns to pray 8 rakahs of taraweeh turn by turn giving opportunity to mothers of younger children to pray as well)

This is how this system of learning and worshipping can run peacefully and equally for everyone as, after all, not only is Islam a religion that works with families rather than against them, we all are trying to strive for the betterment of the society physically and spiritually and finally to be able to become the inheritors of the eternal Jannah.[/quote]

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