Parents

“We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things. That is what we are put on the earth for.” 

Some of our best memories from childhood are playing outside with our siblings and friends. It may have looked like playing made-up games in the park, hitting or kicking a ball in the alleyway, or even playing in the dirt in your backyard.

"Indeed, with hardship comes ease." 

(Surah Ash-Sharh 94:5-6)

If we look at the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, we see that he was a model of gentle, compassionate parenting. He never hit, shouted at, or harmed anyone, but instead was loving and affectionate to his children, grandchildren, and the young companions.

In Islam, neighbors are not just the people who live nearby – strangers whose mail we occasionally receive by accident or whose pets or children sometimes run into our yard. Our neighbors have rights on us, and Allah commands us to be kind to them: