Hadiths Of Goodness towards One's Children

الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السَّلام ):

بِرُّ الرَّجُلِ بِوَلَدِهِ بِرُّهُ بِوَالِدَيْهِ .

Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as):

The parent's goodness towards his child is [tantamount to] his goodness towards his own parents.

Source: Makarim al-Akhlaq Vol1 P220 Man Lā Yaḥḍuruhu-l Faqīh Vol3 P483

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الإمام الرّضا (عليه السَّلام ):

بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَاجِبٌ وَ إِنْ كَانَا مُشْرِكَيْنِ وَ لَا طَاعَةَ لَهُمَا فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَل .‏

Imam al-Reḍa (as):

Being good to one's parents is obligatory, even if they are polytheists, but there is no obedience due to them if it entails disobedience to Allah, Mighty and Exalted.

Source: ‘Uyūn Akhbār al-Riḍā (‘alahi-salām) Vol2 P124

ID: 30019

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ أَكْبَرُ فَرِيضَةٍ .

Imam Ali (as):

Being good to one’s parents is the greatest obligation.

Source: ‘Uyūn al-Ḥikam wal-Mawā’iḍ Vol1 P195 Ghurar al-Ḥikam Vol1 P312

ID: 30018

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ يُورِثُ الْمَحَبَّةَ وَ يُؤَكِّدُ الْمَوَدَّة .

Imam Ali (as):

Good-Naturedness brings about love and enhances amity.

Source: ‘Uyūn al-Ḥikam wal-Mawā’iḍ Vol1 P228 Ghurar al-Ḥikam Vol1 P347

ID: 30012

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الإمام السّجاد (عليه السَّلام):

إِنَّ أَرْضَاكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَسْبَغُكُمْ عَلَى عِيَالِه‏

Imam al-Sajjad (as):

Verily the one whom Allah is most pleased with from among you is the one who is the most generous towards his dependents.

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الإمام علي (عليه السَّلام):

لَا تُمَلِّكِ الْمَرْأَةَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ مَا يُجَاوِزُ نَفْسَهَا فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَنْعَمُ لِحَالِهَا وَ أَرْخَى لِبَالِهَا وَ أَدْوَمُ لِجَمَالِهَا فَإِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ رَيْحَانَةٌ وَ لَيْسَتْ بِقَهْرَمَانَة .

Imam Ali (as):

Do not assign to a woman a matter that is beyond her capability and strength, for this is more prosperous to her state, more fitting for her temperament and more enduring for her beauty. Verily a woman is a flower, and she is not an administrator.

Source: Wasā’il al-Shī’a Vol20 P168

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رسول الله (صلی الله علیه و آله):

أَحْسَنُ النَّاسِ إِيمَاناً أَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقاً وَ أَلْطَفُهُمْ بِأَهْلِهِ وَ أَنَا أَلْطَفُكُمْ بِأَهْلِي .

The Prophet Muhammad (S):

The most faithful of the believers are those who are the moat good-natured and the kindest to their family and I am the kindest of you to my family.

Source: Bahar alanevar Vol68 P387 Wasā’il al-Shī’a Vol12 P153

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رسول الله (صلی الله علیه و آله):

لَا تَحْمِلَنَّكَ الشَّفَقَةُ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ وَ وُلْدِكَ عَلَى الدُّخُولِ فِي الْمَعَاصِي وَ الْحَرَامِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ يَوْمَ لا يَنْفَعُ مالٌ وَ لا بَنُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيم .‏

The Prophet Muhammad (S):

Let not your affection for your wife and children incite you to commit sins and forbidden acts; verily Allah says in the Quran, ‘The Day when neither wealth nor children will avail, except for him who comes to Allah with a sound heart.’

Source: Bahar alanevar Vol74 P108 Makārim al-Akhlāq Vol1 P457

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رسول الله (صلی الله علیه و آله):

الْمُؤْمِنُ يَأْكُلُ بِشَهْوَةِ عِيَالِهِ، وَ الْمُنَافِقُ يَأْكُلُ أَهْلُهُ بِشَهْوَتِهِ.

The Prophet Muhammad (S):

The believer eats according to the desire of his family, while the hypocrite makes his family eat according to his own desire.

Source: Wasā’il al-Shī’a Vol21 P542

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الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السَّلام ):

لَا يَنْبَغِي لِمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَالِماً أَنْ يُعَدَّ سَعِيداً وَ لَا لِمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ وَدُوداً أَنْ يُعَدَّ حَمِيداً .

Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as):

He who is not knowledgeable must not be deemed prosperous, and the one who is not affectionate and loving towards others must not be deemed praiseworthy.

Source: Bahar alanevar Vol75 P246 Tuḥaf al-‘Uqūl No364

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