KEEPING PROMISES *************************** Human society can not function without the institution of promises and assurances of their fulfillment.Every individual or society who respect the agreements made with others will have the respect and confidence of others...Those who break the covenants wil;l be abhorred and looked down upon by others.......Islam is a religion of Nature that lays great stress on fulfillment of promises. Allah says in the Holy Quran : Fulfill Your Promises That You Will Be Questioned About Them.[16:24] at another place in the Quran, it is said : The Sign of Successful Momineen (Muslims) is That They Discharge Their Trusts And Keep Their Promises. ***************************************** The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s) said: The person Who Has No Covenant Has No Faith And Whoever Has Faith in Allah And The Day of Reckoning, Should Fulfill His Promises. ******************************************* Imam Ali Ibn-e-Abu Talib (a.s) said to Maalik-e-Ashtar. Breaking Promises Makes Others Unhappy As Also Allah Will Be Unhappy.When you cannot keep your promise.dont make one.Where you cannot discharge a guarantee, dont give one. ******************************************** To Perpetuate the habit of keeping promises and abiding by covenants in the society, it is imperative to train the people from their childhood to be true totheir words. This training should start in the environment of the family.The child emulates the action and words of the parents and other relatives.By Nature, the child believes that all promises made to him by anyone in the family will be kept.......and when the parent take their small promises made to their kids lightly and negelect them, the child takes the negative example and gradually develops the habit of breaking his word.and they start believing that promises are made to be broken.......The Ignorant parents dont know that they are infact sinning by making false promises and also they are training their child to follow their footsteps.........This is the reason Islam requires parents to keep up their promises they make with their children. The Prophet of Islam, Muhammad-e-Mustafa(s.a.w.s) said : Love the cgildren, treat them with kindness, and if you make a promise to them, fulfill it without fail.Children think you are the provider of the sustenance to them. Imam Ali ibn-e-Abu Talib (a.s) said: Whenever You Make a Promise to the Children,Definitely Keep it.
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