Holy Prophet's Kindness to Children — Page 39
39 11–Treat All Children Fairly Sameen spoke next. She informed the class that the Holy Prophet of Islam has told Muslims to be fair in their dealings with all children. She related an incident from the life of the Holy Prophet s as. She said ‘Once a Companion by the name of Bashir approached the Holy Prophet s as along with his son Nu’maan and said, “Will you please be my witness that I have given one of my servants as a gift to this son of mine. ” The Holy Prophet s as inquired, “What about your other sons? Have you given a similar gift to each one of them?” Bashir replied, “No. ” The Holy Prophet s as then remarked, “I cannot be a witness to such an unjust act. ”’ From this incident we see that the Holy Prophet s as was very keen to see that parents treat all their children fairly and equally. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Satnam said, ‘Miss, my sister does not like the toys