By stating his belief in monotheism, a great benefit would have been mine.

By stating his belief in monotheism, a great benefit would have been mine. Love for children The Sixth Imam quoted upon the authority of the Prophet: Love your children and have mercy on them. [Vasa'il, v.21, p.483] Some people do not show much affection for their children or do not show their affection. They are harsh and strict when interacting with their children. These people must know that using this method, which is inhumane and unIslamic, will deprive them of God's Mercy.

Imam Sadiq said: In fact, God shows mercy upon his servants, just for the strong love they have for their offspring.[Ibid] The Seventh Imam said: God the Great does use things like His Anger against women and children. [Vasa'il, v.21, p.484] God's Anger is shown for the faithlessness and bad-temperedness to the family. The Sixth Imam said: Moses said the following to God when he was on the Tur Mountain : God, which action according to you is the best one?

God said that loving children is the best one. Kissing the Children In the valuable book Ruzat al-Vaizin Fatal Nayshaboori being one of the great Shiite scholars has narrated an Immaculate Imam as saying: Kiss your children a lot. For each kiss you will get a divine heavenly rank which would otherwise take 500 years to achieve. A man came to the Prophet (Pbuh) and said: I have never kissed my child. The Prophet (Pbuh) said that in fact this man was a resident of the fire of Hell.

There is no difference between boys and girls in this regard. Those who look sad when God grants them a daughter, are similar to the Arabs of the Age of Ignorance: They are terribly stupid. God willing, I shall discuss later about raising daughters, so that it becomes clear how valuable it is in Islam to raise a daughter.

Another important consideration regarding child rearing is stated by the Immaculate Imams , and is very important to follow: Separate the sleeping place of boys from girls at the age of ten. [Vasa'il, v.21, p.361] The Prophet (Pbuh) has issued a very important recommendation in this regard: Separate the sleeping place of boys from boys, boys from girls, and girls from girls from the age of ten.

[Vasa'il, v.21, p.460] It is not appropriate for two kids to sleep in the same bed, whether they be both boys, a boy and a girl, or both girls. Islam does not approve of this. Imam Sadiq said: Let your children be free to play until they reach the age of seven. For the next seven years, keep a really watchful eye on him/her.