[39] وَ قَالَ ع إِنَّ لِلْوَلَدِ عَلَى الْوَالِدِ حَقّاً وَ...

The right of the father upon the son is that he should obey him in all things, except in the disobedience of Allah -azwj , Glorious is He -azwj ; and the right of the son upon the father is that he should give him a good name, and good etiquettes, and teach him the Quran’.

He (the narrator) said, ‘I heard him -asws saying: ‘When the boy reaches three years (of age), it should be said to him, ‘Say, ‘There is no god except Allah -azwj ’ (لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ), seven times.

ثُمَّ يُتْرَكُ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ لَهُ ثَلَاثُ سِنِينَ وَ سَبْعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عِشْرُونَ يَوْماً فَيُقَالَ لَهُ قُلْ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ يُتْرَكُ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ لَهُ أَرْبَعُ سِنِينَ Then he should be left alone until three years and seven months and twenty days are complete for him.

The it should be said to him, ‘Say, ‘Muhammad -saww is a Rasool -saww of Allah -azwj ’ (قُلْ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ), seven times, and he should be left alone until four years are complete for him. ثُمَّ يُقَالَ لَهُ قُلْ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ثُمَّ يُتْرَكُ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ لَهُ خَمْسُ سِنِينَ Then it should be said to him, ‘Say seven times, ‘Salawat of Allah -azwj be upon Muhammad -saww and his -saww Progeny -asws ’ (صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ).

Then he should be left alone until five years are complete for him.