Children education
A woman uncovering in front of a 7 years old boy
Question: I came across the question and answer of a Scholar where the questioner asked about the age at which a woman should wear hijab in front of boys and
Hitting children to discipline them
Question: There’s a sister that has a 5 year old, a 7 year old and a 13 year old children. When they do not listen to her, she would hit
Non Muslim Mother Wants To Celebrate Muslim Grandchild’s Birthday
Question: My non Muslim mother wants to invite our non Muslim family members to our home for the birthday of my daughter. Everyone in my family knows I do not
Books to teach children sirah
Question: Could you please tell me which books are trustworthy to teach children the stories of the Prophets and the seerah with, in both/either or Arabic or English. Zaynab El-Kateb:
Children attending schools which are not upon Sunnah
Question: My daughter attends a Muslim school. The headteacher is not upon the Sunnah. I have had to ask for my daughter not to participate in various activities which are
The ruling on hitting children for not praying
Question: It was new knowledge to me that even at ten years of age,we should beat kids only with siwak. May you please clarify the ruling on this? May Allah
Children playing with dice
Question: Can the small kids play games with dice, or it’s haram for them too? May Allah reward you with goodness. Zaynab El-Kateb: It’s prohibited even for children according to
Giving to a child whatever he demands
Question: I have two kids, one is stubborn and demand more. He often demand costly toys and most of the time we fulfill his demand. The other one demands less
How to explain death to a small child
Question: How do we explain death to a three year old child? Specifically in the case of a death of a close relative. Zaynab El-Kateb: We need to tell this