Apart from the various understanding of the
pronunciation of beating the child in the hadith, it is undeniable that the spell of hitting
in education is indeed presented in the Qur'an and the traditions that Muslims believe
as the source of the teachings. Although results of the study mentions that the Prophet
Muhammad S.A.W never hit the child and his students but the appearance of the verse
and the hadith is not without the purpose of goodness. The phenomenon of children's
involvement in criminal acts such as theft, murder, drug abuse and even rape indicates
that the hadiths that legalize beatings on the child are apparently necessary to educate
(ta`dib) those who deserve such an education. This paper is explored by library
research thorugh collecting literature materials related to the topic of study, separating,
reading, analyzing and drawing a conclusion.
Keywords: child, punishment, Islam, education, beating (dharaba)