Children ridicule me on my way to Salah

Dear valued brother, As-salamu `Alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!)

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A friend is either good or bad, this is the condition of the world and the condition of people. What is needed is that a person should know how to deal with all these types.

It was reported in the Prophetic Hadith a fine description to those two types. Abu Musa Al Ash`ary (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The example of a good companion (who sits with you) in comparison with a bad one, is like that of the musk seller and the blacksmith's bellows (or furnace); from the first you would either buy musk or enjoy its good smell while the bellows would either burn your clothes or your house, or you get a bad nasty smell thereof." [Reported by Al Bukhari and Muslim].

From this Hadith we benefit that it is a must to befriend many good friends and keep away from bad companions.

The type you see on your way to the masjid is a bad one, so do not sit with them or mix with them, and search for another way that does not pass by them which already exists according to your description.

If you feel shy to tell your friends, tell them that the way contains bad people and you do not like to pass by them and you have to choose another way.

I think this is the safest way and the quickest solution to your problem because if you leave it without solution, perhaps depression increases and perhaps you refuse to go to the masjid.

We ask Allah to protect you from evil and its people. Allah is the One who guides!