Summary:One of the capital mistakes is discrimination in the treatment of children. Some people favor their older and so called senior child and others favor their younger child.
One of the capital mistakes is discrimination in the treatment of children. Some people favor their older and so called senior child and others favor their younger child. Sometimes they exceed the bounds and reserve all of their kindness, property and affections for one of them, and deprive the others totally.
This provokes the fire of malice and, envy in the hearts of the ones left out and in time this will develop into enmity among them and vindictiveness towards their parents and they may even seek vengeance in the society.
The Holy Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him) said:
Observe justice among your children just as you would like that they render justice among you.[1]
Note:
1." إِعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ أَوْلادِكُمْ كَما تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَعْدِلُوا بَيْنَكُمْ" Bihar al-Anwar, volume 23, Makarim AlAkhlaq, page 220
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