The Role of the Family in the Righteousness of Children

Question:
The brother Salih also has a question from Sudan. He asks: What is the role of the family in the righteousness of the children? And who is primarily responsible for upbringing and this righteousness? Is it the father or the mother?

Answer:
There is no doubt that the child is under the responsibility of both parents. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Every child is born on the fitrah (the innate natural disposition)," meaning on the correct religion. They make him a Jew or a Christian, meaning that if the fitrah is changed, it is only due to bad upbringing. But if the upbringing is good, he remains on the fitrah with which he was created. When he reaches the age of discernment, his parents order him to pray.
He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, at seven. When they reach ten, they should beat them if they delay the prayer or do not pray. They beat them, discipline them, and separate them in their beds, so they do not leave them sleeping together on one bed, side by side. This is for the sake of upbringing in religion and in good morals.
the noble character, and keeping them away from falling into bad morals. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) informed us that the righteous child performs dutifulness toward his parents, especially when they grow old, as in , when they were small, you return the kindness to them by being dutiful to them and serving them, just as they were kind to you and raised you when you were small. You have no power to benefit or harm yourself, nor can you ward off anything from it, nor bring it sustenance. So they did that for you just as they raised me when I was small. They also accustomed you to noble character, raised you in obedience, and in love for good. So you return the kindness to them by doing so. Yes.