Developmental Psychological Analysis of the Hadith of Prayers for Children

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore the early command of prayer for children in the study of depelopment of psychological. This research is carried out by analyzing prophet tradition about the beginning of the command of prayer for the child and analyzed by using the depelopment of psychological perspective. The source of data used in this research is the books of hadis and books which are discussing about the development of children. The method used in this research is the literature in qualitative approach. The data analysis was conducted by conducting in-depth study and Forum Group Discussion (FGD) on praying command hadis toward children and the children development study. The results of this result showed that the 7 years old is the right age for early embed commands prayer for children, because in this level, and psychologically, children get in the category of pre-conventional main characteristic of compliance and penalties as well as the emergence of a personal request. Meanwhile, at the 10 years old where the tradition states for their punishment in the form of a blow for children who leave the prayer, because children get at this age in the category Interpersonal accord and conformity in which children are able to choose which is good and bad for him.