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Sunan Abi Dawud 920 (Book 2, Hadith 531) #21212
Caring for Children in Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) demonstrated the importance of caring for children by taking his granddaughter Umamah with him to prayer and setting her down before bowing.

Abu Qatadah, a Companion of the Messenger of Allah, said: While we were waiting for the Messenger of Allah for the noon or afternoon prayer, and Bilal had already called him for prayer, he came upon us with Umamah daughter of Abu al-As and daughter of his daughter on his neck. The Messenger of Allah stood at the place of prayer and we stood behind him and she(Umamah) (all this time) was in her place. He uttered the takbir and we also uttered. When the Messenger of Allah intended to bow, he took her and put her down, and then he bowed and prostrated till he finished his prostration. He then got up and took her and returned he to her place. The Messenger of Allah kept on doing that in every rak’ah until he finished his prayer. May peace be upon him.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْحَاقَ - عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الزُّرَقِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ نَنْتَظِرُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِلصَّلاَةِ فِي الظُّهْرِ أَوِ الْعَصْرِ وَقَدْ دَعَاهُ بِلاَلٌ لِلصَّلاَةِ إِذْ خَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُمَامَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِي الْعَاصِ بِنْتُ ابْنَتِهِ عَلَى عُنُقِهِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي مُصَلاَّهُ وَقُمْنَا خَلْفَهُ وَهِيَ فِي مَكَانِهَا الَّذِي هِيَ فِيهِ قَالَ فَكَبَّرَ فَكَبَّرْنَا قَالَ حَتَّى إِذَا أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ أَخَذَهَا فَوَضَعَهَا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَسَجَدَ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ سُجُودِهِ ثُمَّ قَامَ أَخَذَهَا فَرَدَّهَا فِي مَكَانِهَا فَمَا زَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَصْنَعُ بِهَا ذَلِكَ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ

TOPICS
prayer  *  children  *  care  *  granddaughter

QUICK LESSONS:
Take care of your young ones and put their needs first; Set a good example for them; Prioritize your care for children even during worship; Show respect towards all people regardless of age or gender; Demonstrate compassion towards others especially those who are younger than you.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith demonstrates the importance of caring for children. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) showed this by taking his granddaughter Umamah with him to prayer and setting her down before bowing. He did this in every rak'ah until he finished his prayer, showing that even during worship, we should prioritize our care for children. This hadith teaches us that we should always make sure to take care of our young ones and put their needs first, even if it means sacrificing some time or convenience on our part. It also shows us how important it is to set a good example for them so they can learn from us how to properly practice their faith.

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