The ruling on a father not sitting with his children and raising them
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Question:
May Allah reward you for your questions. She mentions that her husband frequently leaves the house and does not like to sit with her and their children. She says, “We prepare a comfortable environment for him, but he always prefers to go out and stay up late with his colleagues, and this does not please us. Does he sin by leaving us? Honorable Shaykh, what is your guidance for husbands?”
Answer:
Yes. It is obligatory for the father to sit with his children and his wife, to check on their conditions, and to raise his children in obedience and goodness. He should teach them the Qur'an, the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), matters of creed, and matters of Islamic jurisprudence that they need, because this is part of raising them and part of their rights over him. He should not turn away from them, leave them, or be harsh toward them, because this is bad upbringing. They have a right over him. The wife has the right of good companionship, and the children have the right of upbringing and education. They are a trust in his care, and he is responsible for them. Yes.
May Allah reward you for your questions. She mentions that her husband frequently leaves the house and does not like to sit with her and their children. She says, “We prepare a comfortable environment for him, but he always prefers to go out and stay up late with his colleagues, and this does not please us. Does he sin by leaving us? Honorable Shaykh, what is your guidance for husbands?”
Answer:
Yes. It is obligatory for the father to sit with his children and his wife, to check on their conditions, and to raise his children in obedience and goodness. He should teach them the Qur'an, the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), matters of creed, and matters of Islamic jurisprudence that they need, because this is part of raising them and part of their rights over him. He should not turn away from them, leave them, or be harsh toward them, because this is bad upbringing. They have a right over him. The wife has the right of good companionship, and the children have the right of upbringing and education. They are a trust in his care, and he is responsible for them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5906- حكم عدم جلوس الأب مع أولاده وتربيته لهم - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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