The Rights Of Children Upon The Parents

"Mothers should feed their children for two whole years (that is) for those who wish to complete the suckling term, the cost of their food and clothing on equitable terms is upon the father of the child."
(AL Qur'an surah Al-Baqarah 2:233)

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Last Saturday night, we went to masjid for aqeeqah.
Aqeeqah is one of the children's rights upon the parents.

Here are some others of children's right upon parents, as following:

• We should do Aqeeqah for our newborn child if we can afford it.
  
  Aqeeqah refers to the animal slaughtered as a sacrifice for a newborn child.
  
  ’Aa’ishah, Umm Karz, Asmaa’ Bint Yazeed, and Ibn ’Abbaas (y), all reported that Allaah’s Messenger (S) said: "The Aqeeqah is two sheeps for the male child, and one for the female." [There is no harm whether they be male or female animals.]
  
  
  
• We should give our children a good name.
  
  Abdullah ibn Abbas (R.A.) relates that the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said "It is also a claim of the child on his father that he gives him a good name and teaches him good manners."
  
  In another hadeeth, the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said "on the Day of Resurrection, you will be called out by your name and the name of your father. -The call will be:- so and-so, son of so-and-so, therefore, give good names."
  
  
• We should do circumcised when they are young.
  
  
• We should teach how to read and memorize Al Qur'an.
  
  The sisters should listen to Al Qur'an when the baby is still in womb after 4 months.
  The child will quite beacuse of listening Al Qur'an.
  
  The first thing the baby should hear when born is Allah's name, the Adzan. Father should make adhan with soft voice.
  
  
• We should teach them about our deen.
  
  We should bring them to masjid and let them hear about Jannah (paradise) and Jahanam (hell),so they will have their heart to our deen.
  
  Most of the kids do not know about haram and halal, they only think about enjoyment.
  
  
  
• We should teach them to make doa for their parents.
  
  Allah will not punish us when our children make doa for their parents.
  
  "Rabbighfirli wa li wa lidayya warhamhuma kama rabbayani saghira"
  [Oh Allah! Bestow upon my parents mercy as they cherished us in childhood.]
  
  
• We should order them to do salah so they will fear of Allah.
  
  
• We should make doa for our children, too.
  
  
• We should control the TV, the game, and any other playstation.
  
  
• We should ask our children to read together Islamic books at home.
  Alhamdulillah, this is what we always try to do with our children. We can make a small halaqah regulary with our children.
  We should try to read Al Qur'an and Islamic books for 5 to 15 minutes everyday.
  Insha Allah, our children will be a good Muslim in the future with Allah's bless.
  
  

These are some of the children's rights upon the parents that Sheikh gave on lecture that Saturday night.
Next week, insha Allah, we are going to masjid for another invitation on aqeeqah.

May Allah always bless our children. Ameen.