Holy Prophet's Kindness to Children — Page 51
51 16–Punishing Children The next person to speak was Tariq. He told the class that the Holy Prophet s as forbade anyone to hit a child on the face. He said, ‘I was watching a TV programme the other day. There were many cases reported, where parents were so annoyed with the behaviour of their children that they lost their temper and hit them on their faces. In some countries, even today elders hit children as a punishment, for any wrong they have done. Sometimes this leaves a scar on their faces or causes other serious injuries. The Holy Prophet of Islam, who stood for the cause of children, forbade anyone to hit them on their faces. This shows the kindness and love of the Holy Prophet s as for children. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Holy Prophet who gave us such beautiful teachings. ’ Miss Mitchell said, ‘We all know that the face is a sensitive part of our body, and hitting on the face can cause serious harm. We should therefore never hit children on their faces. ’