Putting star stickers on children's hands as a way of rewarding them
Q: Are you allowed to put star stickers on children's hands as a way of rewarding them?
Pregnancy and Parenting
Teaching the children to be transparent with their parents
Q: Please can you recommend what age is appropriate to teach a child their body parts?
My 3.5 year old only knows it as her private area. And in the shower I only point to all the areas no one is allowed to touch. As she is getting older and ready for school soon my fear of sexual abuse increases daily and I want to know what I should be teaching her and when?
I only recall my mother ever talking to me about my own body when I became baligh, and I learnt about the male body when I was getting married. Now though, it's different. There's so much more fitnah. And parents that allow their kids to use screens, these kids are exposed to so much more.
I just want my daughter to get the correct knowledge from myself and her father here at home first before we send her out.
Stopping one's son from having a girlfriend
Q: My son is 23 and living by me. I told him he can't have a girlfriend and he must get married. If not, he must move out if he wants a girlfriend. Am I wrong to do so?
Sunnats and Aadaab to be performed after the birth of a child
Q: After the child is born, what are the sunnats and aadaab that should be performed?
Pregnant woman performing the nawaafil and sunnats salaah sitting
Q: Alhamdullah, I am pregnant. So can I offer nafal and sunnah Salah on the chair and perform the fardh Salah by standing.
Father disciplining his daughter
Q: As a father, can one punish the daughter if she's a teenager? Islamically what physical discipline is permitted or should my wife do it?
Disciplining children for disrespecting food
Q: If children throw food items in which Quran Aayaat was recited on. After that children they felt guilty for that act. What is the kaffara for this action?
Shaving the hair of a toddler to make it grow thicker
Q: Is it permissible to shave a toddlers hair (e.g. 1 year old) as some say the hair will grow thicker thereafter?
Buying clothes for an unborn baby
Q: Is it okay to buy clothes for my unborn baby?
Adding extra money for one child so that the investment for both children will be equal
Q: I've got two sons. They're toddlers.
My elder son received alot of money as a gift when he was a baby while the second one didn't receive as much. I was thinking of converting their cash to gold. Will it be okay for me to give money to add only to the younger one so I can get the same amount of gold for each child or will it be unfair to the older child?
We will not inform them of this when they are older.