Firmness and seriousness in raising children
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Question:
Salih, residing in Jeddah, says: Shaykh, regarding firmness and seriousness in raising children, is this one of the useful methods that help children on the right path?
Answer:
Without a doubt, raising children and being firm with them in goodness, training them in obedience and good morals, is an obligation upon the father.[Al-Isra 17:24] The upbringing in goodness and morals: [command] your children to pray at seven, [command] them to be beaten for it at ten, and separate them in their beds. This is the beneficial upbringing for children. Yes.
Salih, residing in Jeddah, says: Shaykh, regarding firmness and seriousness in raising children, is this one of the useful methods that help children on the right path?
Answer:
Without a doubt, raising children and being firm with them in goodness, training them in obedience and good morals, is an obligation upon the father.
and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."
وَقُل رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/189 — archive.org (5:52)
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