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Your Flesh And Blood - The Rights Of Children by Shaikh Muhammad 'Umar
Baazmool
This ebook has 21 pages. It is in PDF format and is 473 KB.
http://www.4shared.com/file/233226422/8c26932d/Your_Flesh_and_Blood_-_The_Rig.html
About the Book:
This book is a complete translation of the concise booklet “Fildhaat-ul-Akbaad
Huqooq-ul-Awlaad” (Your Flesh and Blood: A Lecture on the Rights of Children).
The source used for the translation was the 2006 Daar-ul-Istiqaamah Edition. The
origin of this publication in the Arabic language was a lecture the Shaikh gave
which was then transcribed and published in book format. All quotes and
narrations are referenced in the original publication.
Although small in size, this booklet presents the readers with a valuable
discussion on some of the rights and privileges of children, which parents are
obligated to fulfill. Indeed, it is not only the children who will be asked
concerning their behavior towards their parents on the Day of Judgement but also
the parents will be asked concerning their children and how they raised them.
Therefore, we must know the rights of our children and strive to fulfill our
duties towards them so that they in turn may serve as righteous deeds for us and
benefit us after we die.
Shaikh Muhammad Baazmool is one of the well known people of knowledge in Saudi
Arabia. Currently, he serves as a member of the teachers’ committee in the
College of Da’wah and Usool-ud-Deen at Umm-ul-Qurraa University, Makkah, Saudi
Arabia. He has authored numerous books and given many lectures, some of which
have been transcribed, as is the case with this booklet.
Excerpts from the Book:
“Allaah has given importance to the caring and maintaining of our flesh and
blood since their inception – from the time that a Muslim thinks about getting
married. The Messenger ordered every youth to strive towards marriage on the
condition that he can accommodate a wife, i.e. he has the ability to fulfill the
responsibilities of marriage and the obligations of marital life.”
“Thereafter, he (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ordered us to choose a righteous
wife. This is since the Messenger informed us of the effect that a person’s
immediate family has over him in the narration reported by Abu Salamah bin
‘Abdir-Rahmaan who related from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu
‘alayhi wa sallam) said: ‘There is no child except that he is born upon true
faith (Fitrah), but it is his parents that make him a Jew or a Christian or a
Zoroastrian. Just as an animal gives birth to a baby animal that is whole, do
you find it mutilated?’ Then Abu Hurairah recited: ‘…the Fitrah of Allaah which
He created mankind upon.’ [Surah Ar-Room: 30]”
“The Messenger of Allaah has instructed us how to expiate this fitnah. Hudhaifah
reported: ‘We were sitting one day with ‘Umar when he asked us: ‘Which one of
you memorized the words of Allaah’s Messenger concerning trials?’ I replied: ‘I
did, just as he said it.’ He said: ‘You are quick to respond!!’ I said: ‘A man’s
trials with regard to his family, his wealth, his children and his neighbor are
expiated by prayer, fasting, charity, and commanding (good) and forbidding
(evil).’”
“A Muslim may work and comply with all of the things (we just mentioned) and ask
Allaah for success and assistance. However, what occurs may be something other
than what you intended. So you must know that this is part of Allaah’s Divine
Decree which He has allowed to occur. Just look at the son of the messenger of
Allaah, Nooh, and at how he wasn’t righteous. And look at the wife of Loot who
also wasn’t righteous, as well as the wife of Nooh, even though they were
married to prophets of Allaah. Allaah says: ‘And Nooh called upon his Lord and
said: ‘O my Lord, verily my son is of my family! And certainly Your promise is
true, and You are the most just of judges. He said: ‘O Nooh! Surely, he is not
of your family. Verily, it is an act that is dishonorable. So do not ask Me
about that of which you have no knowledge. I admonish you lest you should be one
of the ignorant.’ Nooh said: ‘O my Lord! I seek refuge in you from asking You
about that which I have no knowledge of. And unless You forgive me and have
mercy on me, I would indeed be one of the losers.’ [Surah Hood: 45-47]”
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