Holy Prophet's Kindness to Children — Page 19
19 4–Respect Your Children It was Ahmad’s turn next. He related a saying of the Holy Prophet s as of Islam, in which he had instructed his followers to respect their children. The Holy Prophet said: Respect your children & cultivate in them the best of manners. ‘It is a pity,’ Ahmad remarked, ‘that most parents disre- gard this golden principle of showing respect to their children. ’ ‘They sometimes ignore their children completely,’ he continued. ‘There are parents who love their chil- dren very much, feed them well, give them decent clothes to wear and generally look after them properly but do not care for their feelings. ’