The compassionate treatment of children by the Prophet (peace be upon him)
No matter which aspect of the life of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), he will appear perfect and complete. If you look at his educational life, all the teachers in the world will appear happy with him. If you look at his marital life, he will be the best husband for his wives.
If you look at his life as a fighter and soldier, the brave men of the world will be far away from you. Similarly, if you look at his good behavior with children, you will be the best educator. There will be no one more merciful to children than you. You taught children the lesson of gentleness, love, affection, and kindness not only through your teachings; rather, he proved it with his actions. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “He who does not show mercy to the young and does not respect the old is not one of us.” (Sunan Abi Dawood: 4943, Chapter on Mercy).
Similarly, he said: “He who is deprived of kindness is deprived of all goodness.” (Muslim: 2592, Chapter on Kindness) Some examples of the fragrance and light of character of good behavior towards children are mentioned below:
When the son of Abraham, the son of Abraham, was born, and the tears were tear with your eyes, Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abov questioned the surprise in the surprise: you too are crying? You replied, O Ibn Abf is a mercy, it is tear to be tear, heart is sad; But in this case, we will say that in the sorrow, we will say that Allah Almighty, “O Lord!” We have seen any situation from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and the people of the world, because of the ability to be more than the mercy of the elderly, the children of the world, they are not able to expect them, they have their loved ones, So on the prophet, you showed a full love with his grandfather.
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Hazrat Abdul Bin Shaddah, dictates his father, once upon you, you gave you a great prayer in Hazrat Husdin or Hussein, and prayed, , the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:” I say that I am a head that I am headed, and I am in prostration, but I am in prostration, but when I prayed, the prayer was fulfilled, , “We had to think that no matter what you have or a revelation, and said that you were not sure about you, or said:” You did not say: ” Rather, my son was riding on my back, I did not understand the right to end the prostration before the need for the child’s (Masand Ahmed: 16033 Hadith Shadd bin Al-Shad).
Al-Aqra bin Habis saw that you were kissing Hazrat Hasan, and upon seeing this, he said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have ten children, and I have never kissed anyone.” He said, “He who does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.” (Bukhari: 5997, Chapter: Mercy to the Child and the Rebirth) Once, while you were kissing Hazrat Hasan, a villager expressed surprise and said, “If Allah has removed mercy from your heart, what can I do?” (Bukhari: 5998, Chapter: Mercy to the Child and the Rebirth)
Consider! The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) not only loved his own children, but also loved them. Rather, he taught the Ummah about it, and threatened them for abandoning merciful treatment, saying that such a person is not worthy of mercy even in the sight of Allah, so compassionate treatment of children should be our way of life.
Hazrat Abu Hurairah says: Once, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sat in the courtyard of Hazrat Fatima’s house and inquired about Hazrat Hassan. He came in a short while, hugged him, kissed him and said: O Allah! I love beauty, so love those who love beauty (Bukhari: 3749, Chapter Manaqib al-Hasan) When the daughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him) Hazrat Zainab passed away, he used to show great love to her daughter Umamah, and he used to be very kind to her. Sometimes he would bring her to the mosque with him, and she would ride on him while he was praying. When he went into prostration, he would lower her down, and when he stood up, he would make her ride on his shoulder. (Bukhari: 516, Chapter if a minor slave-girl is carrying a child)
Sometimes the Prophet (peace be upon him) would come to his grandchildren, sit them on his lap, kiss them, and pray for them. He taught them how to live with their family and children through his grandchildren.
The Behavior of the Prophet (peace be upon him) with other children
We love children; love for only our own children, for the children of others is completely inborn, he ended this distinction, where he expressed his attachment to his children, at the same time he looked with compassion on the children of other companions.
Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari said: “A boy was born in my house.
I went to the door of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He named him Ibrahim, anointed him with dates, and prayed for blessings for the child.” (Bukhari: 5467, Chapter Tasmiyyah Al-Mulood) This was the eldest son of Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari.
The good habit of the Companions was that whenever a child was born in someone’s house, they would bring him to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), take the child, kiss him, and pray for blessings for him. Similarly, when a child cried during the prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would shorten the prayer. (Bukhari: 707, Chapter من أخفف الصلاة عند بكاء السلام) Similarly, once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) called Umm Khalid and personally dressed the girl in a special shirt and said: Wear it until it is old. (Bukhari: 5823, Chapter 1: Al-Khamisah Al-Sawdaa).
Once he picked up a child in his lap, the child urinated on his clothes, so he poured water on it and cleaned it. (Bukhari: 6002, Chapter 1: Putting the Child on the Stone) Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I had a younger brother, his name was Abu Umair. (He had a sparrow with him.) The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to Abu Umair and said: “O Abu Umair! What has happened to your sparrow?” Meaning: O Abu Umair, what has happened to your sparrow? (Bukhari: 612, Chapter on Openness to People).
Despite his busyness and preoccupation, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would treat the children of his companions with kindness, love, humanity, and affection. He would adopt methods to please them, and inquire about their birds. Great jurists have drawn many issues from this loving phrase of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
Children’s Rights
Today, the solution to all conflicts is based on the payment of rights, everyone is demanding their own rights; but they are tired of paying the rights of others, you not only taught the payment of the rights of the rich; Rather, he considered the rights of the minors, and while fulfilling the rights of the minors, he drew the attention of the Ummah to the fact that everyone’s rights must be fulfilled.
Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d says: Once, something to drink was brought to the gathering of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He drank from it. After that, he saw that there was a child on his right and the Companions on his left. He asked the child for permission to give this drink to these elders. The child said, “No, by Allah, I swear by Allah that I cannot give preference to anyone over my right.” Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) handed him the cup. (Bukhari: 2366, Chapter: “Who is the owner of the basin?”) This hadeeth indicates that the rights of children should be ensured. One should learn about the rights of children and make it a habit to fulfill them.
The Behavior of the Prophet (peace be upon him) with a Jewish child
We show some lenience to Muslim children; but the behavior we have with the children of the infidels is indescribable, we do not even look at them with any consideration. May Allah be pleased with the Lord of the Worlds (peace be upon him) who, through his example, advised us to be lenient with the children of the infidels? A Jewish man’s son was in his service. Once he fell ill. The Prophet (peace be upon him) himself came and visited him.
He sat by the child’s head. Then he said to the child: Accept Islam. The child looked at his father. The father also said: Obey Abu al-Qasim (peace be upon him)! So the child became a Muslim. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came out saying, “All praise is due to Allah who saved him from the Fire” (Bukhari: 1356, Chapter: If the boy embraced Islam, he died). This hadith indicates that a child should be treated with kindness and gentleness, even if the child belongs to a disbeliever!
The Special Place of the Girl
In the era of ignorance, the Arabs considered the birth of a girl a blessing for themselves. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) protected the rights of girls, taught them to be respectful, and advised them to spend on their education. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever raises two girls until they reach puberty, they will be together on the Day of Resurrection.” (Muslim: 2631, Chapter 2, Fadl al-Ihsan ilaa banat)
In fact, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) presented strange and wonderful examples of mercy and generosity towards a weak section of society through his words and deeds, and advised the coming Ummah to consider this section and avoid neglecting their rights. Because these children are the assets of the future, treating these children well and training them in the right way will guarantee a bright and radiant future. Indifference and carelessness towards children in the early stages will provide wrong paths for them. Today, the need is to end the abuse of children in society and ensure the fulfillment of children’s rights in the light of the righteous character!
