The Importance of Praying to Children

There are many questions that are difficult to answer because of our limitations as a parent to provide answers according to the age and logic of children. One of the questions about prayer.

Prayers are an obligation of every Muslim who can not be bargained, there is only waivers in performing prayers. But there is no justification for leaving prayers unless someone has died or left Islam (kafir).

Children, of course, are often critical of asking why we should pray five times a day a night We can reply that it is Allah's command to every Muslim, not to be asked why, but this kind of answer may not satisfy the logic of the children. How to answer that is more appropriate for children?

First, we can compare the prayer by eating. Does not humans eat 3x a day to be healthy? Eat is the need of our bodies, well ... if the prayer is the need of our soul.Some who leave the prayer, his soul will limp and can die as humans who do not eat akanbisa Die. By likening prayer as a necessity as eating, children will understand more ... because they know it's true hunger if not eat. We can add an explanation that the starving spirit can usually be seen from the nature of impatience, easy to say harsh, easy to do crime. While the soul is 'full' because the prayer routine will be furthest away from the bad traits. * Second, we can remind the children of the favors they receive. "Adek can eat every day, have a home for shelter, have umi and abi, have a healthy body, and also (please mention other favors) it is all from Allah ... God wants us to be close to Allah, that is by doing the five daily prayers every day. It's easy? "By reminding them of all the blessings God gives them so far, Hopefully children will better understand the urgency of prayer 5 time without complaining.