HOW TO GET YOUR CHILDREN TO PRAY ON THEIR OWN without quarrel or a reminder: Heres a narrative from a sister; My Daughter was 12 years old and prayer was like heavy burden on her, So I told her to pray one day and I monitored her. She took the prayer rug and threw it on the ground. I asked her if she prayed - she said yes - Without feeling, I slapped her face - I know I made a mistake. The situation has troubled me and I cried and I repent to Allah to forgive me.. The slap, the talk, the reminders did not make a difference to my child. One day A friend told me a story. She went to one of her friends for a visit. Her friend was not very religious, but when the Adhan prayer was called, her children rushed for prayers without reminders or quarrel. I said to her how do your children pray on themselves without quarrel or a reminder? She said, before I got married, I used to pray this dua and still pray it today. ( ﺭﺏ ﭐﺟﻌﻠﻨﻰ ﻣﻘﻴﻢ ﭐﻟﺼﻠﻮﺓ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺫﺭﻳﺘﻰ ﺭﺑﻨﺎ ﻭﺗﻘﺒﻞ ﺩﻋﺂﺀ )٤٠ Rabbi-Ajalni muqeema salaati, wa min thurriyyati, Rabbana wataqabbal duaa (O my Lord! make me one who establishes the salaat, and also (raise such) among my offspring. O our Lord! and accept Thou my Prayer.) Aameen.. - Surah Ibrahim 14:40. After she told me the dua, I began to recite in my prayers and anytime I could. Since I began to recite the dua my daughter is now the first to prayer without reminders or quarrels. She got up for Fajr without an alarm. And all her brothers are now eager in praying without any difficulty. Start today. Do not wait until you get married and until you have kids, prevention is better than cure. Spread the knowledge so it will be Sadqa-e-Jariyyah for you and for me... ﺍﻥ ﺷﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ . The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever directs someone to a good, then he will have the reward equal to the doer of the action.” (Muslim 1893) - Abdulmuluk Adinoyi Ibn Idris.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:33:30 +0000