ANSWER: No problem in this.  This is not bribing, this is called giving incentives for their good behavior. 

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ANSWER: What you are doing is absolutely not permissible and missing fard salah deliberately is a major sin!  Let him cry all he wants, put toys in front of him to keep him busy. If you give in to his tantrums like this he will never learn to accept no for an answer.  And besides, […]

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ANSWER: Handle him with love and care, maybe he needs more attention of yours. Treat him with compassion but don’t give him anything he wants and especially when he cries so that he wouldn’t always resort to such methods. Show him how much Quran is important and reward him for memorizing it and praise him […]

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ANSWER: This varies for every child. Generally speaking, when boys start to notice beauty, they should be taught segregation and this can be before reaching the age of puberty. A girl must distance herself from the opposite gender by the age of 9 to 10 and start observing the proper hijab.

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ANSWER: You must counsel them, talk to them and show them what a major sin this is. Hide your money and wallets in a safe away from their reach and always remind them of Allah and put the fear and love of Allah in their hearts.  

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ANSWER: There isn’t anything prescribed. Teach them the basics if Islam and explain to them that one can’t be a real Muslim without submitting his will to Allah and being a servant and not a master.  A servant obeys and adheres to His master’s commands and if he doesn’t and if he rebells , His […]

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ANSWER: PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN If you say this Duaa in the morning and evening, this would would protect you and your children with the grace of Allah Allahumma inni as’alukal- afiyata fid-dunia wal-akhirati.Allahumma inni as’alukal-‘afwa wal afiyata fi dini wa dunyaya,wa ahli wa maali.Allahumma-ustur ‘awrati wa amin raw’ati.Allahumma-ihfazni min bayni yadaiya wa min khalfi,wa ‘an […]

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ANSWER: I don’t know! This is something you and their father must look into and deal with it with wisdom and firmness.  If she is studying in a mixed school, you must take her out and put her in a segregated one or give her homeschooling. Take away from her all smartphones and PDA devices […]

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