Мухамед (P.B.U.H): Behaviour Towards Children

All praises and thanks be to Allah, the creator of mankind, jinns and all that exists. The greatest thing that God had offered humanity is that he provided them messengers chosen from among the best of their kind.

We are now discussing about The Prophet’s (Свет Яму) Characters and Features.

Мухамед (ПБУХ) was always very kind to children. Amr ibn (ВЫХОД) Said quoted Anas(ВЫХОД) as saying, “I have never seen anyone act more kindly towards children than God’s Messenger (ПБУХ). His son Ibrahim was being suckled in the neighbourhood of Medinah. Ён (ПБУХ) would go, accompanied by us, and enter the house which was full of smoke, the child’s foster-father being a blacksmith. Ён (ПБУХ) would take him and kiss him and then go back.”

It was his practice, whenever he (ПБУХ) came back from a journey, to let the children, who met him on the way, ride before and behind him and he always greeted them first. One day Khalid bin Said (ВЫХОД) came to him with his little daughter, Hasna, who was wearing a red dress. Мухамед (ПБУХ) сказаў, “Sana.” She had been born in Abyssinia and in their language, Hasna was called San i, і ён (ПБУХ) called her Sana in that context. Ён (ПБУХ) had a seal of prophethood at his back and it looked like a lump. She began to play with it so Khalid told her off but Muhammad (ПБУХ) stopped him and let her play.

Анас(ВЫХОД) сказаў, “I never prayed behind an Imam who was more brief or more perfect in his prayer than God’s Messenger (ПБУХ). If he (ПБУХ) heard a baby crying, ён (ПБУХ) would shorten the prayer for fear that the mother might be distressed.” Abu Qatada (ВЫХОД) reported God’s Messenger (ВЫХОД) as saying, “When I begin the prayer, I intend to make it long, but I hear a baby crying and shorten the prayer, being aware of the Mother’s emotion because of the crying.”

Ён (ПБУХ) used to kiss children and loved them very much. Once he (ПБУХ) was kissing children when a Bedouin came and said, “You love children very much. I have ten children and I have never kissed one of them.” Мухамед (ПБУХ) — адказаў, “What can I do if God takes away love from you?”. Jabir bin Samra (ВЫХОД), one of his companions, reported an incident of his childhood. “Once I offered the prayer with God’s Messenger (ПБУХ). After the prayer, when he (ПБУХ) went towards his house, I went with him. We were joined by more boys, and he kissed them all and me too.” When he was entering the town of Medinah, after emigrating from Makkah, some young girls of the Ansar were singing with joy in front of their houses. Калі ён (ПБУХ) passed by, ён (ПБУХ) сказаў, “O girls! You love me.” All said, “Так, O God’s Messenger.” Then he (ПБУХ) сказаў, “1 love you also. Yusuf bin Abdullah (ВЫХОД) said that when he (ПБУХ) was born his parents took him to God’s Messenger for his blessing; ён (ПБУХ) suggested the name, Yusuf, and put him in his lap. Ён (ПБУХ) patted him on the head and prayed for the Blessings of God for him.’

To sum up, Мухамед (ПБУХ) was very kind and affectionate to children. Ён (ПБУХ) loved them and always treated them with immense kindness and gentleness.

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