Paradise Under Your Feet — Page 174
174 The child needs to be made aware that the sexual aspect of life is part of nature, and this is not any sin as long as one stays within the limits of religion and follows the guidelines given to us by the Holy Qur ’ an and the Ahadith. The most important aspect in this regard is to teach our children Hayaa , i. e. modesty. The Holy Prophet (saw) said that “ if one does not have modesty, one does not have any religion and one who does not have modesty will not enter paradise. ” A4. 2 Islamic Teachings Regarding Menstruation The Holy Qur ’ an says: َ النس َٓاء وَ یَس َّۡ َلوۡنَکَ عَنالۡمَحیۡض ؕ قلۡ ہوَ اَذًی ۙ فَاعۡتَزلوا َ تَطَھَرۡن َ حَتّٰی یَطۡھرۡن َ ۚ فَاذَا الۡمَحیۡض ۙ و َ لَا تَقۡرَبوۡہن فی َ حبالتَوَابیۡنَ و َ اللّٰہَ ی َ منۡ حَیۡثاَمَرَکماللّٰہ ؕ ان فَاۡتوۡہن َ یحبالۡمتَطَھریۡن “ And they ask thee concerning menstruation. Say: ‘ It is a harmful thing, so keep away from women during menstruation, and go not in unto them until they are clean. But when they have cleansed themselves, go in unto them as Allah has commanded you. Allah loves those who turn to Him and loves those who keep themselves clean. ” A4. 3 Women should not offer Salat or keep the fasts during this period, but otherwise they are treated with respect and dignity in contrast to some religions where women are considered contagious and supposed to stay in seclusion.