Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 376
! ! 376 Muhammad ’s sa H adith , that paradise lies under the feet of mothers. In these times, many mothers do not provide their children with adequate moral training and instead of correcting their mistakes, they actually spoil their children. T hose mothers who raise th eir children to be careless regarding their faith , cannot be counted among those mothers who are said to have paradise under their feet. If children do not possess good morals , people will a ccuse the mother of being neglectful. If the children are good, people will praise the mother because t he early training which affect s a child’s future can only be provided by a mother. The father’s name is not mentioned , for he happens to have very little time to watch over his children. However, the mother has all the time to take advantage of the opportunity to supervise and reform her children. She is always with them , and they are always in need of their mother. The child continuously observes his mother’s behavior and love. They then cultivate within them sel ves those very behaviors and habits which their m other has, whether they are good or bad. T hrough this means [ of the mother ], a notable change occurs which forever impact s the child’s future. ( Nikah Sermon, 30 June 1937)