شَــآءَالـلّٰـه I will start performing Salah from next Friday’ or ‘I will be punctual again, when Ramadan arrives’; thus, without any shame or hesitation and with great audacity مَعَاذَ اللّٰه, it is like they are admitting that they will continue committing the major sin of missing Salahs until the next Friday or next Ramadan arrives. Perhaps it is due to this reason that there is no harmony within our homes and it has become a norm for there to be daily quarrelling. Everyone is worried due to not having any blessings in their sustenance and every person seems to be upset with the next person. Some parents are worried about their disobedient children and in other cases, brothers are disputing with each other.

Raise your children well

O devotees of the Prophet! Perhaps the reason for this is that we have left the teachings of Allah Almighty and the Beloved Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and instead busied ourselves with disobeying them, day and night; not only are we far from praying Salah ourselves, our children and family members are also becoming distant from praying their Salah. We do not raise our children properly and we do not give them the mindset of performing Salah, whereas we should be raising them properly and encouraging them to perform Salah from a young age.

Remember! If we prevent our children from carrying out impermissible and Haraam works from childhood and bring them up properly, they will prove to be successful in this world and the next, just as Sayyiduna Imam Husayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ received a good upbringing in his childhood and through the blessings of this, he became a possessor of many virtuous qualities.

Therefore, it is necessary upon parents to raise their children properly as they will be asked about it on the Day of Judgement: