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Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

In Ramadan we see many children coming to the masjid.

Is it permissible the answer is yes.

The answer is yes.

It is encouraged to actually bring your children to the masjid and to get them used to coming to the houses of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

However, if the child is making a big noise or crying or yelling it is your duty to ensure that you try your best to protect the rest of those who are fulfilling Salah from being disturbed for a prolonged time.

If there is a little bit of crying it's fine but if there's prolonged crying that's going to disturb everyone you need to use your common sense.

Listen this is my child because the child is really yelling you want people to actually concentrate on their prayer and perhaps on the words that are being recited.

So if you have a child who is yelling and screaming for such a prolonged time and you are like nothing is happening I've just brought the kid to the masjid and so on.

The people around you are going to be upset and naturally so they're going to be so upset it's not like they don't like the children in the masjid.

But this is stretching it a little bit so please use your common sense when you bring your children to the masjid make sure they are not screaming and yelling and running or mock in the house of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

Many times obviously there are different rulings if the children are of understanding age the men would stand and then the children would stand.

But there are scholars who have said that if it's a big masjid and if you know that your child will be very well behaved standing right next to you you put them right next to you in the saph it's fine.

However my brothers and sisters the original ruling is the men would stand and then the children would stand and the women would stand.

And that's the sofuf and the lining of the masjid in the house of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

So if you are at a masjid that has a rule and the rule is pasted on the door of the masjid children below this age are not allowed please follow that rule.

The reason is sometimes the masjid have had experiences that have been very negative with several people and they've had to come up with a blanket rule.

And for an exception you might want to see someone look I have a child I'd like to bring the child because of XYZ we don't have anyone else we don't have a baby sitter and so on.

And you can communicate with them. I'd also like to encourage those who are running masjid to say don't just make a ruling to say no children allowed that's unfair to be honest with you.

Even the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him bore the children meaning he bore the noise that they made and at the same time he was very patient with them.

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