Chapter on Disciplining and Testing a Child

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 53
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 3, Book 3, Chapter 53

Chapter on Disciplining and Testing a Child

وَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَ: مَا بَالُنَا نَجِدُ بِأَوْلاَدِنَا مَا لاَ يَجِدُونَ بِنَا قَالَ "لِأَنَّهُمْ مِنْكُمْ وَ لَسْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ ".
A man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), "Why do we feel a stronger attachment to our children than they feel toward us?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) replied: "Because they are from you, but you are not from them."
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh