Whoever takes care of daughters and treats them kindly, they will be a screen for him from…

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Hadith text: Whoever takes care of daughters and treats them kindly,…

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Lessons: Whoever takes care of daughters and treats them kindly,…

• Caring for daughters and striving to provide for them are among the finest righteous deeds that shield one from Hellfire.
• It is recommended to give charity with whatever one can afford, even if it is small.
• The profound compassion of parents toward their children.
• Clarifying the condition of the households of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and that his provision was just sufficient.
• Illustrating the virtue of altruism, or selflessness, as a hallmark of the believers, for ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) preferred the woman and her two daughters over herself, which indicates her generosity and nobility despite her own dire need.
• The blessing of daughters is called 'trial' because of the hardship and fatigue involved in their upbringing, or due to some people's dislike for them, or because they often lack the means of earning and a livelihood.
• Islam came to eradicate the detestable practices of the pre-Islamic era, and thus it calls for honoring and caring for daughters.
• This reward is attained even in the case of caring for one daughter, as mentioned in some narrations.

Categories : Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship · Zakah · Jurisprudence of Ethics · Praiseworthy Morals · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Virtues and Manners · Voluntary Charity