Implementing Sunnah in your

Child's Life

Parents Tarbiyah Session

12th November 2016
 What is our connection with
Prophet (saw)’s Sunnah?
1. Sleeping and waking up early?
2. Offering night prayers
3. Using a miswak
4. Keeping voluntary fasts
5. Speaking good or keeping silent
6. Saying salam & bismillah when entering home
7. Maintaining 1/3rd rule in eating
8. Sleeping in the state of wudu
9. Exchanging gifts with one another
10. Controlling anger and not cursing at anyone
11. Abstaining from idle talk
12. Forgiving others
LET US BE ROLE MODELS!
 Commandment of Allah (swt)
ً ‫س ُك ْم َوأ َ ْه ِلي ُك ْم ن‬
ُ َّ‫َارا َوقُو ُد َها الن‬
‫اس‬ َ ُ‫ين آ َمنُوا قُوا أَنف‬ َ ‫يَا أَيُّ َها الَّ ِذ‬
‫َّللا َما‬
َ َّ ‫ون‬َ ‫ص‬ ُ ‫ظ ِش َدا ٌد ََّّل يَ ْع‬ ٌ ‫علَ ْي َها َم ََل ِئ َكةٌ ِغ ََل‬ َ ‫َو ْال ِح َج‬
َ ُ ‫ارة‬
َ ‫ون َما يُؤْ َم ُر‬
‫ون‬ َ ُ‫أ َ َم َر ُه ْم َويَ ْفعَل‬
O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a
Fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are [appointed] angels,
harsh and severe; they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them
but do what they are commanded. (At-Tahrim:6)
Importance of Following Sunnah
َ َ‫س ْلن‬
‫اك‬ َ ‫َّللا ۖ َو َمن ت َ َولَّ ٰى فَ َما أ َ ْر‬
َ َّ ‫ع‬َ ‫طا‬ َ َ ‫سو َل فَقَ ْد أ‬ َّ ‫َّمن يُ ِط ِع‬
ُ ‫الر‬
ً ‫علَ ْي ِه ْم َح ِفي‬
‫ظا‬ َ
He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah ; but those who turn
away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian. (An-Nisa:80)
Importance of Following Sunnah
‫صيبَ ُه ْم فِتْنَةٌ أ َ ْو‬
ِ ُ ‫ع ْن أ َ ْم ِر ِه أَن ت‬َ ‫ون‬ َ ‫… فَ ْليَ ْحذَ ِر الَّ ِذ‬
َ ُ‫ين يُخَا ِلف‬
‫اب أ َ ِلي ٌم‬
ٌ َ‫عذ‬ َ ‫صيبَ ُه ْم‬ِ ُ‫ي‬
… So let those beware who dissent from the Prophet's order, lest fitnah
strike them or a painful punishment. (An-Nur:63)
 What is Sunnah?
• Literal meaning – “Road” or “Practice”

• It denotes any saying (qawl), action (fi'l), approval

(taqrîr), whether physical (khilqiyya) or moral
(khuluqiyya) ascribed to the Prophet (saw).
 Teaching Sunnah to Children
Anas (ra) said: “Allah’s messenger (saw) was one of the
best of men in character. One day, he sent me to do
something, and I said: “I swear by Allah that I will not go”.
But in my heart I felt that I should go to do what the
Prophet of Allah had commanded me. So I went out and
came upon some boys who were playing in the street. All of
a sudden Allah’s Messenger, who had come up behind,
caught me by the back of the neck, and when I looked at
him, he was smiling. He said: “Go where I ordered you,
little Anas”. I replied: “Yes, I am going, messenger of
Allah!” (Abu Dawud)
 Teaching Sunnah to Children
Reported by Abdullah ibn Shaddad from his father: “The Messenger of
Allah (saw) came out to lead us in either maghrib or ‘isha’ one night, and he
was carrying Hassan or Husain. The Messenger of Allah came forward and
put (the child) down, then he said takbir and started to pray. During the
prayer, he prostrated and made his prostration long.

My father said: “I raised my head and I saw the child on the back of the
Messenger of Allah whilst he was prostrating, so I returned to my
prostration.”

When the Messenger of Allah finished praying, the people said: “O

Messenger of Allah, during your prayer you prostrated for so long that we
thought something had happened or that you were receiving Revelation.”

He said: Nothing at all happened, but my son was riding on my back and I
did not want to disturb him until he had had enough. (An-Nisa’i)
 Tips and Tricks
AGE WHAT CAN WE DO?
0-2 years Recite Qur’an, duas, smile, hug, start everything with
bismillah.
3-4 years Help them learn Arabic alphabets, short surahs, duas,
narrate stories of the Prophets, play with them, teach
them salam and other Islamic manners.
5-6 years Teach them good behaviour, to always speak the truth,
help others. Ingrain in them to always ask Allah (swt)
for help even for small things, sunnah food.
7-10 years Teach them salah (actions and wordings), encourage
them to offer nawafil for all their needs, healthy
activities, listen to them and answer their queries, share
stories of Shabah and Sahabiyat.
11-13 years No compromise on Salah, encourage them to keep fasts,
teach them to have good akhlaq and not fight, have good
company, give them small chores to do, learn
responsibility, making astughfar.
 Prophetic Way of Tarbiyah
ِ ‫ظ ْالقَ ْل‬
‫ب‬ َ ‫غ ِلي‬
َ ‫ظا‬ ًّ َ‫نت ف‬ َ ‫نت لَ ُه ْم ۖ َولَ ْو ُك‬ ِ َّ ‫فَ ِب َما َر ْح َم ٍة ِم َن‬
َ ‫َّللا ِل‬
‫ع ْن ُه ْم َوا ْست َ ْغ ِف ْر لَ ُه ْم َوشَا ِو ْر ُه ْم‬
َ ‫ف‬ ُ ‫ضوا ِم ْن َح ْو ِل َك ۖ فَا ْع‬ ُّ َ‫ََّلنف‬
‫ب‬ ِ َّ ‫علَى‬
ََّ ‫َّللا ۚ ِإ َّن‬
ُّ ‫َّللا يُ ِح‬ َ ‫ت فَت َ َو َّك ْل‬ َ ‫فِي ْاْل َ ْم ِر ۖ فَإِذَا‬
َ ‫عزَ ْم‬
َ ‫ْال ُمت َ َو ِك ِل‬
‫ين‬
So by mercy from Allah , [O Muhammad], you were lenient with
them. And if you had been rude [in speech] and harsh in heart, they
would have disbanded from about you. So pardon them and ask
forgiveness for them and consult them in the matter. And when you
have decided, then rely upon Allah . Indeed, Allah loves those who
rely [upon Him]. (Al-e-Imran: 159)
Jazakumullahu khairun!

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