Mirror ooh mirror!

We had a "king breakfast" this morning....En Suami always skip his breakfast..as he has his own thoughts in his mind...if he took his breakfast, he'll easily get hungry during lunch time. In contrast with the situation if he didn't take his breakfast...his stomach could last longer for hunger..and he could take dinner cum lunch at 5pm later.

We were talking about perception. Different people have different perception. Even the way  a person talks resembles what his/her life is. You talked to a knowledgeable person, you get to know about knowledge, and when you talk with a person who like to gossip, you'll get hot gossip!

Same goes to a child....They were born without sin, crystal clear....no wonder huhh.. we like looking into babies, they are soooo cute...because they are pure..and we are going to paint their life. How parents educate a child reflects how a child will grow up to be. We teach them lies, they grow up to be good liar. We teach them songs, they are good singer. We teach them to know the only Creator, Allah..they believe that.They are like sponge!! They absorb whatever we teach them, directly or unconsciously!!

En Suami shed light on how Allah has teach us on how to educate children....everything is within the Quran and Sunnah teachings!! Wowwwwww....Allah is so great!

'O you who have believed, save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is men and stones, over which are [appointed] angels, stern [and] severe, who do not disobey Allah in what He orders them and [who] so [precisely] what they are commanded.' Surah Al-Tahreem 66:6

And it is related that the Prophet Sall-Allahu alaihi wa sallam said:

'All of you are shepherds, and each one is responsible for his flock. A leader of people is a shepherd over this family, and he is responsible for his flock. A woman is like a shepherd over her husband's house and children, and she is responsible for them. And a slave is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it. So all of you are guardians and are responsible for your charges.' Al- Bukhari and Muslim.

Raising children is an important responsibility. As we can see from the hadith, the Prophet PBUH described this responsibility as that of a shepherd. Just as a shepherd must be careful of the well being of his flock, parents also must be careful of the well being of their children.

It is a challenge for Muslim parents to make sure their children are raised in accordance to the Qur'an and Sunnah, because it is the only way parents can save their children from the fire of Hell. 

Alhamdulillah...we believe that our challenge is not as big as the challenge for those Muslims who must raise children in non-Islamic environments. We have islamic schools to aid us ..we have many islamic classes that will help to equip ourselves with necessary lessons. 

However,  we cannot only count on the schools  to educate our children Islamically. At schools and elsewhere outside the home, children constantly come into contact with materialistic world...the peers they play together in the evening, the tv they watched during leisure times..all affecting their way of leading life.

That is why we parents have to make sure our children get the right sort of education and guidance at home in everyday lives.As for that. we ourselves have to live our lives accordance to the Qur'an and Sunnah so that can be an example to the children; that is first and foremost the most effective way.

Don't leave quran, don't come out with bad words ! control !!! Most importantly, be with them...smile with them, talk to them, play with them.....enjoy all times we have with them. Don't let them feel like they need any other guidance other than those who we trust to guide them. Be their role model..... Learn parenting well !! 

InsyaAllah, every challenge of this world brings in its wake of some form of reward!  Trust Allah...no one else! 

It's not what you leave for your children, it is what you leave in them!!