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“Have fear of Allah in how you treat women, for He has
entrusted them to you.” (Abu Dawud)

The Mutual Responsibilities of Children and
Parents
One of the most important responsibilities of married
believers is to raise their children properly. The Messenger of
Allah (saas) stated that he will be proud of his large communi-
ty in the Hereafter. In addition, the children’s supplications will
be most helpful in the next world to the parents who raised
them. The best gift that a child can receive is being taught
Islamic morality in the most accurate and finest way possible.
The Prophet (saas) said:
“There are four types of people whom Allah will not bring
into Paradise and who will not benefit from its blessings:
the one who drinks continuously, the one who benefits
from usury, the one who unrightfully appropriates an
orphan’s goods, and children who rebel against their par-
ents.” (al-Tirmidhi)
Once a person asked the Prophet (saas): “Who has the
greatest claim on me with regard to service and kindly
treatment?” The Prophet (saas) replied: “Your mother;
and again, your mother; and once again, your mother.
After her, your father, and after him your near kinsmen,
and then the kinsmen who are next to them.” (Sahih al-
Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)
“Small children are the fowls of Paradise. If one of them
meets his father (or his parents), he would take hold of his
cloth. And he (the child) would not take off (his hand)
from it until Allah causes his father to enter Paradise.”
(Sahih Muslim, Book 032, Number 6370)

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