Taking Children to Makkah in Ramadan and Neglecting Them
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Question:
This brother, 'Abd al-'Aziz, actually sent a question written in his own words. He says: Honorable Shaykh, some families who go to Makkah in the blessed month of Ramadan leave their children wandering in the streets and playing in the markets and roads, especially in the month of the Qur'an, the blessed month of fasting. People are worshipping Allah in the mosques of Allah in the tarawih prayer, and we find young men and girls committing some violations. What is the duty of fathers toward their children, especially in these noble days?
Answer:
These people perform acts of obedience, but they also commit wrongs and sins. Bringing their families with them and letting them wander around in Makkah, playing and staying up late and mixing with the wicked, is undoubtedly one of the ugliest of sins and evil deeds. This is negligence and a wrong done to the Haram. If a man is unable to keep his children and family in check when he takes them with him, it is better for him to stay in his own country and not go with them for the 'Umrah. As the questioner mentioned, they cause corruption and waste, so he commits a sin for that. If, however, he is able to keep them in check and take them with him to the mosques for prayer, the tarawih, and the tahajjud, that is better, and he will have a reward for it, as will they all. But if he lets them go to waste, he commits a sin for that, and the sin may outweigh the reward he has. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
This brother, 'Abd al-'Aziz, actually sent a question written in his own words. He says: Honorable Shaykh, some families who go to Makkah in the blessed month of Ramadan leave their children wandering in the streets and playing in the markets and roads, especially in the month of the Qur'an, the blessed month of fasting. People are worshipping Allah in the mosques of Allah in the tarawih prayer, and we find young men and girls committing some violations. What is the duty of fathers toward their children, especially in these noble days?
Answer:
These people perform acts of obedience, but they also commit wrongs and sins. Bringing their families with them and letting them wander around in Makkah, playing and staying up late and mixing with the wicked, is undoubtedly one of the ugliest of sins and evil deeds. This is negligence and a wrong done to the Haram. If a man is unable to keep his children and family in check when he takes them with him, it is better for him to stay in his own country and not go with them for the 'Umrah. As the questioner mentioned, they cause corruption and waste, so he commits a sin for that. If, however, he is able to keep them in check and take them with him to the mosques for prayer, the tarawih, and the tahajjud, that is better, and he will have a reward for it, as will they all. But if he lets them go to waste, he commits a sin for that, and the sin may outweigh the reward he has. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/167 — archive.org (16:03)
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