Holy Prophet's Kindness to Children — Page 43
43 13–Affection for Children Humairah related an incident from the life of the Holy Prophet. ‘Once the grandsons of the Holy Prophet s as came to see him. He picked them up and kissed them and cuddled them affectionately. A bedouin who was watching him said: “O Messenger of Allah, we have never shown affection to our children like you have shown. ” The Prophet s as replied, “If you are deprived of love and mercy for your children, what can I do?”’ Humairah continued, ‘This incident also shows us that the Holy Prophet s as was very kind and affec- tionate towards children. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. ’ Winston asked, ‘Miss, what is a bedouin?’ The teacher replied, ‘Bedouin are Arabs who live in the deserts and move from one place to another like gyp- sies. They have no permanent place to live. ’ Ahmad said, ‘If we look at the life of the Holy Prophet s as we will see that he was very kind to everyone.