Favoring Some Children with Love and Affection Over Others
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Question:
This is a follow-up to a previous question asking: What is the ruling on a father showing love, affection, and good treatment to some of his sons over others, because one son is closer to him, more dutiful to him, and the others are absent from him?
Answer:
This should not be displayed. Even if he loves him, he should not display his love, not even in kissing; he should not kiss one son to the exclusion of his brothers, nor display his love, praise, and commendation of one over his brothers, because this stirs up resentment and envy in their hearts toward their brother. You know what happened to Ya'qub (peace be upon him) because he loved Yusuf more than the others:[Yusuf 12:8]. Therefore, a person should not display this, but rather display justice among his children. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This is a follow-up to a previous question asking: What is the ruling on a father showing love, affection, and good treatment to some of his sons over others, because one son is closer to him, more dutiful to him, and the others are absent from him?
Answer:
This should not be displayed. Even if he loves him, he should not display his love, not even in kissing; he should not kiss one son to the exclusion of his brothers, nor display his love, praise, and commendation of one over his brothers, because this stirs up resentment and envy in their hearts toward their brother. You know what happened to Ya'qub (peace be upon him) because he loved Yusuf more than the others:
they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we
قَالُوا لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰ أَبِينَا مِنَّاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (52:26)
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