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Muslim Fathers Have to Man Up
Source : http://muslimmatters.org/ | By Yahya Whitmer
As-Salamu Alaykum,
There is an old saying that goes “It takes a village to raise a child”. To me, that statement emphasizes the tremendous impact that a child's environment and peers has on his or her development.
In a hadith narrated by Imam Muslim, the Prophet mentioned that sheep shepherds are meek and humble, whereas the caretakers of camels are proud and arrogant, indicating that these human beings are influenced by the innate character of the animals that they take care of. In commenting on this hadeeth, the Ulema have long mentioned that if people are susceptible to being Read more ...
A Parent’s Love
Once, for some reason, a king gave orders for a father and I his son to be thrashed.
"Tie them to those columns and give them each a hundred strokes with that cane. Start with the father, that would be much better."
The guard said to the father: "Stand still old man. Let me tie you. Now be ready for I'm starting, 1, 2, 3, ................... 98, 99, 100."
"All right, that's enough. Now it's the son's turn, tie him up and beat him," said the king.
"Come on boy, stand beside this column and give me your hands," said the guard.
"Oh, no, please, for God's sake, don't beat my son. Stop beating," the father pleaded.
"Huh! You endured a hundred strokes without Read more ...
Love my mother, love my mother, love my mother, love my father…
Narrated by Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is more entitled to be treated with the best companionship by me?" The Prophet said, "your mother." The man said. "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "your mother." The man further said, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "your mother." The man asked for the fourth time, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "your father. " (Sahih Bukhari, Book #73, Hadith #2)
I never truly grasped the meaning of this hadith until I attained parenthood. The position that Allah has given to a mother and a father is immence. Kindness to one’s mother is three times more important than to one’s Read more ...
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