CHILDREN
Your future generation. As you invest, so they will grow.
Answer:
O my Lord! make me one who establishes regular Prayer, and also (raise such) among my offspring O our Lord! and You accept my Prayer. (14:40)
Answer:
- When Luqman said to his son, counselling him, ‘My son, do not associate anything with Allah. Associating others with Him is a terrible wrong.’ (31:13)
- (Luqman said,) ‘My son, even if something weighs as little as a mustard-seed and is inside a rock or anywhere else in the heavens or earth, Allah will bring it out. Allah is All-Pervading, All-Aware.’ (31:16)
- (Luqman said,) ‘My son, perform prayer and command what is right and forbid what is wrong and be steadfast in the face of all that happens to you. That is certainly the most resolute course to follow.’ (31:17)
Answer:
Do not kill your children out of fear of being poor. We will provide for them and you. Killing them is a terrible mistake. (17:31)