1879 - حُبُّ الوَلَدِ

1879. LOVING CHILDREN

6727.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أحِبُّوا الصِّبيانَ وارحَموهُم .¹

6727.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Love children and have mercy on them.' ²

6728.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله - في رجُلٍ قالَ : ما قَبَّلتُ صَبِيّاً قَطُّ ، فلَمّا ولَّى‏ قالَ - : هذا رجُلٌ عِندي أ نّهُ مِن أهلِ النّارِ .³

6728. The Prophet (SAWA) with regard to a man who stated [proudly], 'I have never kissed a child', said after he had left, 'To me this man is one of the people of Hell.' ⁴

6729.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ اللَّهَ عَزَّوجلَّ لَيَرحَمُ العَبدَ لِشِدَّةِ حُبِّهِ لِوَلَدِهِ .⁵

6729.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Allah has mercy on a servant because of his strong love for his child.' ⁶

1878 - فِتنَةُ الوَلَدِ

1878. THE TRIAL OF HAVING A CHILD

(وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلَادُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ) .¹

"Know that your possessions and children are only a test, and that Allah, with Him is a great reward." ²

6724.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: أولادُنا أكبادُنا، صُغَراؤهُم اُمَراؤنا ، وكُبَراؤهُم أعداؤنا ، فإن عاشُوا فتَنُونا ، وإن ماتُوا أحزَنُونا .³

6724.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Our children are our hearts, the younger ones from among them are our kings and the older ones our enemies. When they are alive they are a trouble for us and when they die they make us grieve.' ⁴

6725.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : الوَلَدُ مَجبَنَةٌ مَبخَلَةٌ مَحزَنَةٌ .⁵

6725.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A child is [a source of] cowardice, weakness and sorrow [for the parent].' ⁶

6726.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تَجعَلَنَّ أكثَرَ شُغُلِكَ بأهلِكَ ووَلَدِكَ ؛ فإن يَكُن أهلُكَ ووَلَدُكَ أولياءَ اللَّهِ ، فإنَّ اللَّهَ لا يُضِيعُ أولياءهُ ، وإن يَكُونوا أعداءَ اللَّهِ فما هَمُّكَ وشُغُلُكَ بأعداءِ اللَّهِ ؟!⁷

6726.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not let most of your preoccupation be with your family and children, for if your family and children are lovers of Allah, Allah does not forget His lovers, and if they are the enemies of Allah, then what is your concern and preoccupation with the enemies of Allah?!' ⁸