Hazrat Maymoon bin Mehran says that when a child reaches puberty, he should be instructed to perform prayer.

Hazrat Abu Ishaq used to teach the child prayer when his age was between seven and ten years.

Hazrat Ja'far narrates from his father that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Husain used to instruct the children to combine the Zuhr and Asr prayers, and to combine the Maghrib and Isha prayers. Someone said to him that in this way, they would be praying without regard to the proper time. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Husain replied that this is better than them going to sleep without having prayed.

Hazrat Ibn Sirin says that a child should be taught prayer when he is able to distinguish between right and left.

The same is also narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).

Hazrat Abdullah says: Make children accustomed to prayer.

Hazrat Amr bin Shu'aib says that when a child in Banu Abdul Muttalib began to speak, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would teach him this verse seven times: All praise is due to Allah, Who has no offspring, and in His sovereignty He has no partner.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Hussain used to teach his child this: I have believed in Allah and I have rejected Satan.

Ibrahim Taimi says that the predecessors liked that a child be instructed in prayer, and when the child begins to speak, he should first be taught "La ilaha illallah." They wanted that the very first words to come from the child's tongue should be this statement.

Hazrat Hammam narrates from his father that once Hazrat Ash'ath appointed a boy to lead the prayer. When this was objected to, he said, "I have put the Qur'an forward."