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Children Fasting (Hadith No. 1676)

Bismillah.
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 181:
Narrated Ar-Rubi' bint Mu'awadh (radiallaahu `anhaa):
"The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) sent a messenger to the village of the Ansar in the morning of the day of 'Ashura' (10th of Muharram) to announce: 'Whoever has eaten something should not eat but complete the fast, and whoever is observing the fast should complete it.' "She further said, "Since then we used to fast on that day regularly and also make our boys fast. We used to make toys of wool for the boys and if anyone of them cried for, he was given those toys till it was the time of the breaking of the fast."

The Right Age

Fasting is not obligatory for young children, until they reach the age of adolescence, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“The pens have been lifted from three: from one who has lost his mind until he comes back to his senses, from one who is sleeping until he wakes up, and from a child until he reaches the age of adolescence.”
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4399; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood. 
Nevertheless, children should be told to fast so that they can get used to it, and because the good deeds that they do will be recorded for them. 
The age at which parents should start to teach their children to fast is the age at which they are able to fast, which will vary according to each child’s physical makeup. Some scholars have defined this as being ten years of age.

Celebrate to Motivate

There is nothing wrong, in sha Allah, with the family celebrating the first time a boy or girl fasts, so long as it is limited to this occasion only, and will not become something that is repeated. There is nothing wrong with expressing happiness when the child reaches the age to observe this act of worship, or to encourage him and help him understand that this is an important event in his life. It is also a blessing for which thanks should be given to Allah. Some of the scholars regard it as mustahabb to make food for every happy occasion, and they specifically mentioned making food when a child completes the Qur’an. 

Fasting is an Expiation (Hadith No. 1614)

Bismillah.
Volume 3, Book 31, Number 119:
Narrated Abu Wail from Hudhaifa (radiallaahu `anhu):
Umar (radiallaahu `anhu) asked the people, "Who remembers the narration of the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) about the affliction?" Hudhaifa (radiallaahu `anhu) said, "I heard the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) saying, 'The affliction of a person in his property, family and neighbors is expiated by his prayers, fasting, and giving in charity." 'Umar (radiallaahu `anhu) said, "I do not ask about that, but I ask about those afflictions which will spread like the waves of the sea." Hudhaifa (radiallaahu `anhu) replied, "There is a closed gate in front of those afflictions." 'Umar (radiallaahu `anhu) asked, "Will that gate be opened or broken?" He replied, "It will be broken." 'Umar (radiallaahu `anhu) said, "Then the gate will not be closed again till the Day of Resurrection." We said to Masruq, "Would you ask Hudhaifa (radiallaahu `anhu) whether 'Umar (radiallaahu `anhu) knew what that gate symbolized?" He asked him and he replied "He ('Umar (radiallaahu `anhu)) knew it as one knows that there will be night before tomorrow morning.
Talking about the first part of the Hadith, we know that one's wealth and family is a trial as Allah says:
إِنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلَادُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ
"Your wealth and your children are only a trial.." [At-Taghabun: 15]
We're tested by our wealth in the ways we earn it and spend it, and family tests us for the amount of time we spend with them and the way we spend it. Also, we're tested in our priorities - whether we put Allah before our loved ones or not..
Being human, we always falter. There are shortcomings no matter how hard we try. To make up for those, we can pray extra nawafil (voluntary prayers), keep nafil fasts and give more in charity as suggested by the Hadith above. In doing so, we'll be offering expiation for our sins and faults committed when it came to wealth and family. InshaAllah.

Hajj of Boys (Ahadith 1575 - 1578)

Bismillah.
Volume 3, Book 29, Number 80:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (radiallaahu `anhu):
The Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) sent me (to Mina) with the luggage from Jam' (i.e. Al-Muzdalifa) at night.
Volume 3, Book 29, Number 81:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas (radiallaahu `anhu):
I came riding on my she-ass and had (just) then attained the age of puberty. Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) was praying at Mina. I passed in front of a part of the first row and then dismounted from it, and the animal started grazing. I aligned with the people behind Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) (The sub-narrator added that happened in Mina during the Prophet's Hajjat-ul-wada.)
Volume 3, Book 29, Number 82:
Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid (radiallaahu `anhu):
(While in the company of my parents) I was made to perform Hajj with Allah's Apostle (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) and I was a seven-year-old boy then.
Volume 3, Book 29, Number 83:
Narrated Al-Ju'aid bin 'AbdurRahman:
I heard 'Umar bin 'Abdul Aziz telling about As-Sa'ib bin Yazid that he had performed Hajj (while carried) with the belongings of the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam).
Children who have not yet reached the age of puberty will be rewarded for the good deeds they do. Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with them both), said: “A woman lifted up a child and said, ‘O Messenger of Allaah, will his Hajj (pilgrimage) be counted?’ He said, ‘Yes, and you will be rewarded.’” [Muslim]
The author of Mawaahib al-Jaleel said, concerning children entering ihraam (sacred state) for Hajj and ‘Umrah:
“The scholars do not differ concerning the fact that children will be rewarded for whatever acts of obedience (to Allaah) they do, and will be let off for any bad deeds that they do, and any bad deeds they do deliberately will be counted as mistakes. It says in Mukhtasar al-Waadihah: ‘Hajj is not an obligation for boys and girls until boys reach puberty and girls begin menstruating, but there is nothing wrong with taking them for Hajj. It is recommended (mustahabb), and the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did so.’”
Then he reported that Talhah ibn Musarrif said: “It was one of the customs of the Muslims to take their children for Hajj and expose them to the mercy of Allaah.”
Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr said in al-Tamheed that it is encouraged to take children for Hajj, and that the majority of scholars say this. He also said: “It is nothing strange that a child should earn reward and status in the Hereafter for his salaah (prayers), zakaah (paying poor-due), Hajj and other good deeds if he does them as they should be done, (because this is) grace and mercy from Allaah, just as Allaah shows mercy to the dead by rewarding them for acts of charity done on their behalf by the living. Do you not see that they (the scholars) are agreed that a child should be commanded to pray when he reaches the age of understanding and that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) led Anas and the orphan in prayer? Most of the salaf (pious predecessors) said that zakaah has to be paid on the property of orphans, and it is impossible that they would not be rewarded for that. Their guardians and the one who does this on their behalf will also certainly be rewarded, as will the one who takes them for Hajj, as a blessing and mercy from Allaah. It was reported that ‘Umar said: ‘Children’s good deeds will be recorded and their bad deeds will not be recorded.’ I do not know of anyone whose opinion is worth following who said anything to the contrary.”
More on it here.

Loving Children (Hadith No. 1547)


Bismillah.
Volume 3, Book 27, Number 24:
Narrated Ibn Abbas (radiallaahu `anhu):
When the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) arrived at Mecca, some boys of the tribe of Bani 'Abdul Muttalib went to receive him, and the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) made one of them ride in front of him and the other behind him.
  1. Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) was accessible, even to children. A person of such noble status and rank would typically expect grand reception on his arrival, but the greatest man who ever lived got received by kids! And apparently he loved it.
  2. I wonder what would have happened in between the reception and riding together.. Would he have hugged them, kissed them, or made conversation with them? What would he have talked about with them? Maybe something they were interested in..? He would've probably listened to their stories throughout the way. Children are usually chatterboxes, unable to stop talking once they start. :)
  3. He made them ride with him - one in front of him, and one behind him. The gesture shows nothing but love and compassion. I feel envious (rashk, not hasad!) of those kids who got the chance to be so close to the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) in their lives. How special would they have felt about themselves when the Prophet would smile at them and talk to them, giving them his attention. True celebrity!
Here's a booklet called "Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم: A Mercy for Children". It talks about the way Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wasallam) used to treat children, and how he was a mercy for them as well. Nicely compiled mashaAllah. Do check it out!

Video Blog: Short Films on Topic of Tarbiah [especially for Ladies, Mothers and Women]


[ALL PRAISES BE TO ALLAH]


Kindly do not focus on the technical intricacies [i.e Not proper Hijab, maybe Musical instruments voices in video] and see the message inside.

Topic: Best Of Both Worlds.

Explanation from the makers:

The word 'Tarbiah' is erased from our dictionaries - might sound alien to too many of us. I see kids raising up by themselves. Cartoon Network + Nickelodeon are doing their Tarbiah. For teenagers, Facebook and Youtube are Mom and Dad!

There is a dire need to turn off the T.V and open our eyes. We would like to take this opportunity to tell every mom to be the best mom and raise the finest generation that can uphold Allah's system and rule.

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1st Position In Shifa Inter-Scholastic Tournament (SIST) out of 29 teams.

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[Short Film - by Quadians team (Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad)]

USEFUL METHOD TO AVOID ZINA OF EYE, TONGUE, EAR AND BODY





In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent,
 the Most Merciful. 


Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying. 







Allah fixed the very portion of adultery which a man will indulge in. 

There would be no escape from it. 

The adultery of the eye is the lustful look 

and the adultery of the ears is listening to voluptuous (song or talk) 

and the adultery of the tongue is licentious speech

and the adultery of the hand is the lustful grip (embrace) 

and the adultery of the feet is to walk (to the place) where he intends to commit adultery

and the heart yearns
and desires which he may or may not put into effect.

The Book of Poetry (Kitab Al-Sh`ir)


[Abu Huraira reported, Muslim :: Book 33 : Hadith 6422]
USEFUL METHOD TO AVOID ZINA OF DIFFERENT TYPE
  1. Proper Hijab
  2.  Abstaining from mix gatherings
  3.  Abstaining from music and films
  4.  Abstaining from copying members of other genders
  5. Punctuality in prayers
  6. Fasting frequently
  7.  Avoiding bad company of misguided friends
  8. Spend idle time in zikar e elahi,excercise or healthy entertainment
  9. Reading healthy literature  
  10. More involvement in professional life
  11. Polygamy
  12.  Early Marriage^   
  13. Lowering Your Gaza ^

    [copied  from Facebook Status of Allama Ibtisam Zaheer Elahi]
    expect ^

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compiled and composed by Mohammad Rana Usman Nisar
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