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Spending on One’s Child
(Advice of ‘Allaamah ‘Abdul Wahhaab Sha’raani [rahimahullah])
Imaam Shaafi‘ee (rahimahullah) would say, “Training people (i.e. instilling in them correct character, qualities, etc.) is more difficult than training animals.”
Imaam Shaafi‘ee (rahimahullah) would also say, “Spend on your children, wife and servant to the extent of need. Do not completely hold back from spending on them, as they will then develop a strong disliking for you. At the same time, beware of giving them more wealth than they …
Softness or Sternness in Upbringing?
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
Respected ‘Ulama
I have two children – a four-year old and a three-year old. In today’s times, how do I bring them up? Should I only show them softness? Should softness be mixed with sternness? Which approach is best?
Jazaakallah
Answer:
Bismihi Ta‘ala
Wa ‘alaikumus salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh
Respected Sister in Islam
Upbringing of children, in these times, is often a very challenging task. One cannot leave …
A Nikaah of the Sunnah
Sayyiduna Salmaan Faarisi (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) married a woman from Kindah and spent the first night of his marriage at his in-law’s home. That night, he walked towards their home, accompanied by some of his friends.
On reaching the house, he turned to them and said, “Return (to your homes) – may Allah Ta‘ala reward you!” Sayyiduna Salmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) did not allow them to enter the home (and meet his wife) as is sometimes foolishly done by people.
When Sayyiduna …
