Category: Children

As adults, we should be very careful with our behaviour, because children look up to us. They imitate us, we set the norms & culture. A poet says: إذا كان رَبُّ البيتِ بالدفِّ ضارباً فشيمةُ أهلِ البيت كلِّهِمُ الرَّقصُ "When the head of ...

Once a poet read some poetry. A kid was very impressed by it. The poet said to the kid: "Don't you wish that I was your dad?" The kid replied: "My dad is irreplaceable ... would you like to b...

Consider this: سئل الإمام مالك : عن صبي ابن سبع سنين جمع القرآن [ أي حفظه ] ؟ فقال : ما أرى هذا ينبغي . Imam Malik was asked about a 7 year old child made to memorize the Qur'an. He said: 'I do not consider that appropriate.' Al-Abhari explained:...

Limits of Obedience - حدود طاعة 1- Ibn Nujaym al-Hanafi wrote 500 years ago: لأن المرأة لا يجب عليها طاعة الزوج في كل ما يأمر به، إنما ذلك فيما يرجع إلى النكاح وتوابعه خصوصاً إذا كان في أمره إضرار بها “It is NOT obligatory ...

The Prophet said: أَنَا وَكَافِلُ الْيَتِيمِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ هَكَذَا وَقَالَ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ السَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَى “Myself and the caretaker of an orphan will be in Paradise like this,” and he held his two fingers togethe...

Disciplining Children When Young - تربية الأولاد If you leave disciplining too late, it will be as some scholars said: الضرب على حديد بارد "BEATING COLD IRON." It’s useless ... The iron will refuse to bend to your will. When the iron is hot, you...

Belittling Children -يَا أَبَا عُمَيْرٍ مَا فَعَلَ النُّغَيْرُ ‏ There was a little boy who had a little sparrow. This little sparrow died, so the Prophet wanted to cheer the little boy up and said: يَا أَ...

علم وَلدكَ القُرآن وَالقُرآن سَيعلِّمهُ كُل شَيء "Teach your child the Qur'an; The Qur'an will then teach him everything."...

Did the Prophet encourage beating Children? No - This Hadith is declared weak (ضعيف): "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is reported to have said: مروا أولادكم بالصلاة وهم أبناء سبع سنين، واضربوهم عليها، وهم أبناء عشر "Command your children to per...