Holy Prophet's Kindness to Children — Page 47
47 14–Keep Your Promises Naseer began his story like this. ‘Once the Holy Prophet s as went to the house of one of his Companions. The woman of the house called her son, who was play- ing outside, in order to present him before the Holy Prophet s as to seek his blessings. She said “Come here, I will give you something to eat. ” The Holy Prophet s as inquired, “What are you promising to give him?” She replied, “A dried date. ” The Holy Prophet s as remarked, “If you promise something to a child and you do not keep your promise, you commit the same sin as the one who tells a lie. ”’ Naseer continued, ‘This saying of the Holy Prophet s as tells us that we should always keep our promises. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. ’ Mary said, ‘Every religion tells us that we should keep our promises and speak the truth. Telling a lie is regarded as a great sin. ’ The teacher explained, ‘To tell a lie is not a good