Dear Islamic brothers! It has become obvious that we should also treat our children with love, in every matter; we should show kind behaviour towards them and play with them as well. Bashing, beating and reprimanding all the time could be very harmful. Therefore, we should make every possible effort to give our children proper upbringing and training, keeping them pleased at the same time.

‘Tarbiyat-e-Awlad’ is a remarkable publication of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, a great guide for you how to treat children. Similarly, the booklet ‘Awlad kay Huqooq’ authored by A’la Hadrat, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن has also been published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah. It is also a very beneficial and informative booklet and its perusal will benefit you immensely. Now let’s listen to the excellence of pleasing children.

Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْهَا narrated, the Greatest and Holiest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: Undoubtedly, there is a home in the Jannah, called ‘Al-Farh’, only those will enter it who please their children.’

(Al-Jami’-us-Sagheer, Hadees 2321)

Answering to a question, A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن has stated while delivering the rights of children: Fathers should behave these trust of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ with great affection, love them, embrace them, carry them on shoulder, laugh for them, play with them, talk to them, entertain them, please them, show tender feelings towards them, relieve them, protect them even ask them to offer prayer and listen to Khutbah; give them fresh and new fruit as they themselves are new and fresh fruits so new is decent for new; sometimes, as per one’s capacity, buy them sweetmeats etc., nice clothing and not to make false promise in order to please them rather make that promise to the child too which one intends to fulfil; if there are some children, then give them away things equally and not to give preference one over other without any Deeni excellence.

(Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 24, pp. 453)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد