Rights of Children in Islam:(Muslim Parenting, Muslim Parents)

Islam cares about childhood and Muslims regard children as gifts/trust
from Allah (SWT). Parents will be held responsible for this trust on
the Day of Judgement. Hence Islam pays particular attention to rights
of children and to the proper manner to raise them, so that they will
be equipped to face the difficulties of life. We must pay more
attention to the best interests of the children. All these principles
were mentioned in Noble Qur'an and Ahadith, which cares about the
rights of child even before he or she is born. Before getting married,
aman should choose the best possible woman to be his children's
mother.
Children have the right tobe fed, clothed and protected until they
reach adulthood. The child has the right to a good education and a
stable environment in which to grow up. Boys and girls, as well as
orphans, possess these rights in full. Nevertheless Allah (SWT) and
Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) gave parent certain obligations to assure
children's rights.
Respect for human rights begins with the way that a community treats
its children. Children's rightscannot be separated from human rights
because children are the future generation. Taking care of the coming
generation by protecting their dignity and providing them theirneeds
is the most important thing for bringing up citizens best equipped to
serve the community.
On the other hand child abuse weakens a child's ability to study and
makes them nervous as they lose their sense of security. Many abused
children go on to commitcrimes and end up in prison. The family is the
most important unit for forming the community by bringing up the next
generation. So if there are problems in the home, children will be
affected and the whole family and community will suffer.
O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a fire whose
fuel is men and stones. Noble Qur'an, (66:6)
Parents are obligated notonly to see to their religious training,
propereducation but also training in sports and selfdefense of their
children.In addition, they must not show preference of sons and
suppression or negligence of daughters.
Messenger of Allah (Peaceand blessings of Allah be upon him) says:
"Observe justice in dealing with your children in the samemanner in
which you expect them to observe justice in being kind and good to
you."
Messenger of Allah (Peaceand blessings of Allah be upon him)
says:"Whoever goes to the bazaar and purchases a present for the
members of his family and brings itto them is like one who spends on
the needy. However he should prefer daughters to sons because whoever
pleaseshis daughter is like one who frees a slave from among the
descendants of Prophet Ismail (as)."
Relationship between Parents and Children in Islam:
"Your parents and your children, you know not which of them is the
nearer to you in usefulness; this is an ordinance from Allah: Surely
Allah is Knowing, Wise." Noble Qur'an (4:11)
The above verse from Noble Qur'an shows the Islamic attitude towards
the relationship between parentsand children. From infancy to
adulthood, it is unparalleled tender love and care of the parents
which brings the child from the stage of absolute weakness and
helplessness to perfect strength and independence.
Conversely, in old age a man becomes like a smallchild; the mind and
body turn so weak that Allah (SWT) says in Noble Qur'an: If We grant
long life to any, We cause him to be reversed in nature: Will they not
then understand? Noble Qur'an (36:68)
Messenger of Allah (Peaceand blessings of Allah be upon him) says:
"The parents are responsible with regard to their children in the same
manner in which the children are responsible with regard to their
parents."
Yesterday, your parents looked after you when you were too feeble to
look after yourself; today you must look after them.Could we ever dare
to think about leaving our parents after all they have done so much
for us? No entry into Jannah without parents being pleased.