Dear Islamic brothers! Alas! Currently, such piety and ascetic and love for Islamic knowledge are neither seen in parents, nor in children. Perhaps, the reason is that the parents make huge efforts to train their children only in worldly activities. Mufti Ahmed Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Parents should not only make their children rich before departing this life, but they should make them religious, who benefit them [i.e. parents] also in their graves; as the reward of good deeds of living children is given to the dead in their graves. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 6, pp. 565)

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘When a person dies, then all his deeds are discontinued except for three deeds – (1) Permanent source of Divine reward (2) the knowledge from which people get benefit and (3) the righteous children who make Du’a for him.’

(Sahih Muslim, pp. 886, Hadees 1631; Khaza`in-ul-‘Irfan, pp. 593)

Elaborating on the above-mentioned blessed Hadees Mufti Ahmed Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: A pious child means the son who has Islamic knowledge and who acts upon it as well. The author of the book Mirqat has said: A son should remember his father in his Du’a. Even in Salah, first he should make Du’a for [his] mother and father, and then should perform Salam. Otherwise, if a pious son does not make Du’a, even then his parents will keep on getting reward. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 1, pp. 189)

Role of mother in Madani upbringing of children

Dear Islamic brothers! Mother plays a more important role in bringing improvement or spoiling her child because the lap of mother is the first school of a child. If this learning centre is good, the person who is taught here will also become good. For example, if mothers act upon the commandments of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, Sahabah and Ahl-e-Bait رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُم, and pious saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی; if mothers are the real devotees of Ummahat-ul-Mu’mineen, Sayyidatuna Fatima-tuz-Zahra and other Sahabiyyat رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْهُنَّ; if they are blessed with the thirst for Islamic knowledge and love for recitation of the Holy Quran; if they are pious, worshippers, spend life in accordance with the Sunnah and are associated