Islam: Questions And Answers - Pedagogy education and upbringing

177 Pages·2003·1.68 MB·English

by  Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman

ISLAM: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Pedagogy, education
and upbringing
Volume 9 of a Series of Islamic Books
by
Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman
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Islam: Questions And Answers
Volume 9
Pedagogy education and upbringing
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Islam: Questions And Answers
Volume 9
Pedagogy education and upbringing
Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman
BSc, DipHE
MSA
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© Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman, 2004
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Contents
Introduction ..............................................................................1
Chapter 1...................................................................................3
General.................................................................................3
30834: He is annoyed by the misbehaviour of
some of his Qur’aan-memorization students ..................3
13318: Ruling on setting up a recorder to watch
over a relative’s conversations ........................................4
Chapter 2...................................................................................6
Training Oneself ..................................................................6
44594: Advice to one who slanders his Muslim
brothers and accuses them without any proof.................6
9082: The faith in his heart has wilted – what
should he do? ..................................................................9
27082: How can he punish himself so as to
encourage himself to do good? .....................................14
22877: He feels that his faith is weak and that
worship is burdensome..................................................16
26985: Tempted by permissive channels and
internet sites ..................................................................20
21284: What can we do about the slaughter of
Muslims in Palestine and around the world? ................25
22860: How can I define my stance? ............................27
13308: The enmity of Shaytaan towards man...............28
10459: Protecting oneself from temptation in
permissive countries......................................................33
11498: Warding off thoughts of zinaa...........................35
8197: He feels that his faith decreases when
he is apart from righteous brothers................................36
6882: He feels that he is falling short and the
Shaytaan is discouraging him from trying to
improve himself ............................................................37
6578: How can a person deal with the
temptation to show off?.................................................41
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4094: What should a person do if he thinks there
is evil in him or that the evil outweighs the good? .......45
3749: Ways to help oneself pray Qiyaam al-Layl..........47
3172: How to strengthen one’s eemaan ........................67
605: Psychology: recommended reading.......................68
658: Dealing with a bad Temper ...................................69
Chapter 3.................................................................................79
Children's Upbringing........................................................79
38284: The danger of studying in the kaafir
schools...........................................................................79
10211: What is the correct way to teach children
and call them to Allaah?................................................82
10000: Her husband is not concerned about
her children and takes them to a school that
follows bid’ah................................................................83
45359: He travels a lot and fears that his
children may go astray ..................................................90
40163: Her son practices the secret habit
every day. What should she do?....................................94
10016: How to raise righteous children ........................96
20064: Rights of children............................................102
26192: Her sister does not pray and does not
behave properly...........................................................112
8858: Parents watching over their children.................114
21357: Dealing with a child who gets angry
quickly.........................................................................117
1956: When should we teach children about
removing body hair?....................................................119
13807: Ruling on hitting female students in
order to discipline them...............................................120
4237: Islamic education in the West............................121
21215: Instilling the love of the Prophet in
the heart of a child.......................................................125
20872e: Developing a girl’s self-confidence...............127
22950: Spiritual training of children...........................132
22175: Teaching about the Creator in simple
terms............................................................................134
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22150: Dhikr and the Muslim child............................136
13993: Do colour and beauty carry any weight
as a measure of virtue in Islam?..................................138
14079: Reward for raising three daughters of
the father or the mother...............................................141
8220: Islamic ruling on missionary groups
adopting Muslim orphans............................................143
10023: Children of women who were raped
in Bosnia and Kosova..................................................144
9909: Children exposing their private parts to
one another..................................................................145
11726: Is it counted as committing sin openly
if a person commits sin in front of his children?.........147
5549: Should he leave his daughter with her
divorced, apostate mother? .........................................147
3347: Hitting children for purposes of discipline
and threatening to punish one’s wife...........................149
7833: The problem of children stealing ......................151
5215: Is it permissible for cousins of the
opposite sex to play together.......................................153
3240: To whose record are the good deeds
of prepubescent children added?.................................154
3277: Will children be rewarded for their
good deeds?.................................................................155
1994: Discipline of orphans........................................158
355: Children’s Character ...........................................160
331: Children’s education ...........................................164
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Introduction
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings
be upon His last Messenger, Prophet Muhammad, and on his
family and his companions.
This book, Pedagogy education and upbringing, is the ninth
volume of a series of authoritative Islamic books entitled Islam:
Questions And Answers. The overall series discusses issues
relevant to Islam, and present accurate and reliable information
based on the true beliefs and practices of the Prophet (Peace and
Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) and his companions. The
objectives of the various books include:
to teach and familiarize Muslims with various aspects of their
religion
to be a source for guiding people to Islam
to assist in solving the social and personal problems of the
Muslims in an Islamic context
The books are directed towards Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
Subject areas include, but are not limited to, Islamic fiqh and
jurisprudence, Islamic history, Islamic social laws (including
marriage, divorce, contracts, and inheritance), Islamic finance,
basic tenets and aqeedah of the Islamic faith and tawheed, and
Arabic grammar as it relates to the Qur'an and Islamic texts.
The books are compilations of questions and responses about
Islam, from both Muslims and Non-Muslims. The responses are
handled mainly by internationally re-nowned Islamic shaykhs and
scholars, including Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah, Ibn Katheer,
al-Albaani, Shaykh Ibn Baaz, Ibn al-Jawzi, Ibn al-Qayyim, Al-
‘Izz ibn ‘Abd al-Salaam, al-Nawawi, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Kareem,
al Khudayr, Al-Dhahabi, al-Qurtubi, Al-Sindi, al-Shawkaani and
al-Bastawi using only authentic, scholarly sources based on the
Qur'an and sunnah. References, which include Haashiyat Ibn
Maajah, Sharh Saheeh Muslim, Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah,
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