the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Furthermore, it has also been learnt that we should treat our children with love and affection in every matter. We should play with them and should try our best to keep them happy.

Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا has narrated that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: Undoubtedly, there is a home in Paradise that is called ‘Al-Farah’. Only those, who make children happy, will enter it.

(Al-Jami’-us-Sagheer, pp. 140, Hadees 2321)

Love children

It has been learnt that pleasing one’s own children and other children is a cause of entering Paradise. One of the psychological needs of a child is that he should be treated with love and affection. Those children who are deprived of parents’ love, sometimes suffer from psychological diseases. Instead of only good food, clothes and toys, children are needier for the attention and love of their parents. Some people accumulate lots of wealth for their children, but keep them deprived of their real attention and love. They don’t even have time to talk to their children with love. Likewise, there are some parents who become too strict with their children; however, the way a balance diet is necessary for the good health of a child, similarly, appropriate love is also necessary for the good upbringing of children. Let’s listen to some ways to express love for children:

1.         Fulfil their fair desires according to your convenience.

2.         Get into the habit of listening to them attentively. Sometimes, children ask some informative questions, but they are not heard properly. Listening to them attentively will be a kind of encouragement for them and they will make their minds to learn more. On the other hand, they should be given the mind-set to avoid pointless conversation from their childhood.

3.         They should be given gifts if they do anything good (for example, offering Salah regularly, reciting the Holy Quran, acting upon the Madani In’amaat, etc.) or they should be encouraged.