Fiqh perspective on raising children Category: Trust Islamic
Forum Written by Omar Abdl-Haleem Training children begins when
they are very small. It should, however, start out very slowly.
From the time the child is very young until he or she reaches
seven years of age there should be an abundance of love and
gentleness. From seven to 10, the training should be come
gradually more intense, but there should also be an abundance of
patience and very little or no punishment. The most important
and intensive period when it comes to training children is from
age 10 to 14. Then the parent should be fully engaged in
training the child good manners, and there should be reasonable
punishment for bad behavior. I. Tarbiyyah: It’s Meaning in the
Arabic Language and in the Terminology of the Fuqahaa’ a.
Tarbiyyah in the Arabic language means to raise a child (whether
or not that child is their own), acting in his or her best
interest until that child becomes independent and capable of
managing its own affairs. Tarbiyyah i