Kindness of Beloved Rasool towards Children

The Rasool of mankind, the Peace of our heart and mind, the most Generous and Kind صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم arrived as mercy for all the worlds. It wasn’t just adults who reaped the benefits of this mercy, children did too.

The Greatest and Noblest Rasool صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم was very compassionate towards children. He صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم would call them to meet him, stroke their heads with his merciful palms and pray for blessings and bounties to be bestowed upon them.

1. Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin Hishaam’s mother took him to the blessed court of our Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم; he صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم stroked his head affectionately and prayed for him to be blessed. (Al-Isaabah, vol. 4, pp. 217)
2. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم would also delight the children and fill their heart with happiness. It is narrated that the younger brother of Sayyiduna Anas رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ had a sparrow; that sparrow died. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم went to his house and said: ‘What has happened to Abu ‘Umayr?’ [Someone] humbly replied: ‘His sparrow has died.’ The Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم said it to him amusingly: ‘O Abu ‘Umayr! How is your sparrow? O Abu ‘Umayr! How is your sparrow?’ (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 5, pp. 13, Hadees 6429)
3. On his return from a journey, he صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم allowed children to get on his mount [i.e. the animal he was riding]. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1014, Hadees 6268; Sahih Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 91, Hadees 5966, paraphrased)
4. When any child was born and brought to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم, he prayed for it to be blessed and did Tahneek (i.e. putting something sweet into the child’s mouth after chewing it). (Sahih Muslim, pp. 134, Hadees 662)
5. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم shortened his congregational Salah whenever he صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم heard the cry of a child during it. (Sahih Bukhari, vol. 1, pp. 253, Hadees 707, paraphrased)

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