Raising children according to Islamic guidance is one of the most important responsibilities a Muslim parent carries.About This BookHow Do We Raise Our Children and What Is the Obligation of the Parents and the Children by Shaykh Muhammad Jameel Zeno addresses this responsibility from both directions — what parents owe their children in terms of Islamic upbringing, and what children owe their parents in terms of obedience and gratitude. Grounded in Qur'an and Sunnah, this concise book provides practical Islamic guidance on the foundational obligations of Muslim parenting and the reciprocal duties of Muslim children.What This Book CoversThe Obligations of Parents Toward Their ChildrenThe Islamic responsibilities of parents in raising their children: providing for their physical needs, teaching them the religion, protecting them from harm, giving them a good name, and modeling the character and worship that will shape who they become. The book draws on the authenticated hadith that make these obligations explicit.The Obligations of Children Toward Their ParentsThe Qur'anic and Sunnah basis for honoring and obeying parents — the specific ways this obligation is fulfilled during a parent's life and after their death, and the serious warning against uquq al-walidayn (disobedience to parents) that appears throughout the primary sources.Practical Guidance for the Muslim HouseholdThe book provides practical, actionable direction for parents seeking to raise their children upon the way of the Salaf — covering Islamic education, discipline rooted in mercy, and the cultivation of character from an early age.About the AuthorShaykh Muhammad Jameel Zeno (1925–2010) was a teacher at Dar al-Hadith al-Khayriyyah in Makkah and the author of a number of widely circulated works on aqeedah and Islamic upbringing. Published by Authentic Statements Publications.Who This Book Is ForMuslim parents who want their approach to parenting grounded in Qur'an and Sunnah rather than cultural habit. Also valuable for older children who want to understand their obligations to their parents.Continue ReadingThe same author's Take Your Belief From The Quran & Authentic Sunnah is his aqeedah primer — browse both in the Muhammad ibn Jamil Zaino collection. For the classical treatment of the children's side of this obligation, see Ibn al-Jawzi's At Their Feet: Piety Towards Parents. For building faith in children specifically, see Nurturing Eeman in Children. Browse the full Muslim family collection.
