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Sahih Muslim 1623e (Book 24, Hadith 19) #11293
Equity in Parenting

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of being equitable and fair when dealing with one's children.

Nu'man b. Bashir reported: My father donated to me some of his property. My mother Amra bint Rawaha said: I shall not be pleased (with this act) until you make Allah's Messenger a witness to it. My father went to Allah's Apostle in order to make him the witness of the donation given to me. Allah's Messenger said to him: Have you done the same with every son of yours? He said: #Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Fear Allah, and observe equity in case of your children. My father returned and got back the gift.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ بَشِيرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ تَصَدَّقَ عَلَىَّ أَبِي بِبَعْضِ مَالِهِ فَقَالَتْ أُمِّي عَمْرَةُ بِنْتُ رَوَاحَةَ لاَ أَرْضَى حَتَّى تُشْهِدَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ لِيُشْهِدَهُ عَلَى صَدَقَتِي فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ أَفَعَلْتَ هَذَا بِوَلَدِكَ كُلِّهِمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَاعْدِلُوا فِي أَوْلاَدِكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَرَجَعَ أَبِي فَرَدَّ تِلْكَ الصَّدَقَةَ

TOPICS
equity  *  parenting  *  donation  *  istiqlal  *  alawlad  *  infaq

QUICK LESSONS:
Be just & equitable when dealing with one's children; do not show favoritism or partiality towards any one child over another; make sure you are treating each child fairly & equally; fear God & observe equity in case of your children .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of being equitable and fair when dealing with one's children. It tells the story of Nu'man b. Bashir, whose father gave him a gift from his property, but his mother Amra bint Rawaha was not pleased until Allah's Messenger was made a witness to it. When his father went to Allah's Messenger, he asked if he had done the same for all of his sons, and upon hearing that he hadn't, Allah's Messenger warned him to fear God and observe equity in case of his children. His father then returned and got back the gift. The lesson here is that parents should be just and equitable when dealing with their children; they should not show favoritism or partiality towards any one child over another as this can lead to feelings of resentment among siblings which can have long lasting effects on family relationships.

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