The tarawih imam's loud, yet unmistakably audible voice suddenly disappeared from my hearing when a little boy who had stood up to join the prayer between me and a young woman she called mama, cried loudly. Either tired, either thirsty.
(Sorry, during prayer I noticed her, Ya Alloh ...)
Because the child's crying is getting louder, the mother breaks her prayer.
"Be careful not to be naughty" he whispered irritably.
The priest seems to understand that there is a son of his fussy, long-termed suras, possibly to accelerate time but not in haste. Expect the old man to calm his son, as it were.
Until the ending greetings, the mama has not managed to calm and persuade her little daughter. Very unexpectedly, the four-year-old boy was pulled roughly out of the shof and when pinched, his voice seemed to be screaming with cries of wailing. Sayup then. Maybe go home.
At that time, in my heart slightly blamed the boy's parents earlier. Why be treated harshly, well, anyway it will only make the child cry even more, as if to tell people that he is being scolded.
(Usually children like that, want to be noticed to be defended)
On another occasion, I've seen a middle-aged moms fit in Ied's prayer in the field. He prayed while carrying either his son or grandson, after the effort to calm the child was not successful.
His name with carrying, the position of prayer was as much as he could, but at least he has successfully completed his Ied prayer.
Introducing congregational prayers in mosques / places of worship to children from an early age is one of religious education.
Although the presence of children among the congregation is not uncommon that disturb the concentration during prayer. It is the responsibility of his parents to patiently give understanding and attention when his children begin to feel uncomfortable, whether thirsty, hungry or tired and sleepy.
In the mosque or my village mosque there is no prohibition to invite a toddler to the mosque during tarawih.
A few years ago, I experienced something similar. My two small children I carry every tarawih in the mosque. The girl age 5 years, who botot 3 years back then.
Every want to go to the mosque I urinate to urinate first let me do not drool moreover ampe wetting, do not deh. Unless you are accustomed to wearing pempers please wear it to small children if to the mosque.
I bring a bottle of water and milk to my sister, let me thirst to give.
I equip them with prayer tools such as mukena, cap or small prayer rugs to give them the confidence that they are also worshipers, let the prayers as much as possible and sebetahnya.
Try to give understanding to not be noisy in the mosque. Sometimes I threaten also if noisy means tomorrow can not come anymore, hehe and in fact powerful.
When my baby cries, I calm him, love the milk and let me lie down next to me. If both are fighting or crying together and hard to divorce or silenced, so I've relented and take them home. Maybe it was already sleepy and tired so his mother 😊