Re: Teaching tolerance to children
Peace Riya
This is not strictly a parenting topic but anyhow … Write on a piece of paper to him.
Would you then, if you were given the authority, do mischief in the land and sever your ties of kinship? Such are they whom Allaah has cursed, so that He has made them deaf and blinded their sight." [Quran 47:22-23]
The people who associate with those who mistreat and cut off from their families should not do so. 'Abdullaah Ibn Abu 'Awf
narrated that, "One time we were sitting with the Messenger
who said, `No one who cuts off his ties should sit with us.’ So a young man stood up from the crowd and went to visit his aunt, with whom he had some conflict, she then asked forgiveness for him, and he did the same for her, soon afterwards, he came back to our gathering circle, upon which the Messenger
said: The Mercy will not descend on people among whom there is a person who severs kin ties."
Severing one’s blood ties is far from a trivial choice: it is an evil that may hinder you from entering Paradise: the Messenger of Allaah
said: “No one who severs his family ties will enter Paradise.” [At-Tirmithi]
Say to him: “How can I learn good from you and be endeared to your way if you despise me?”
Ask him why he cannot be merciful and follow the example of RasulAllah
…
The Messenger of Allaah
set for all humanity the greatest example of forgiveness and mercy after he conquered Makkah. The Makkans had tortured, killed, and humiliated Muslims for so long, and killed some of the dearest relatives of the blessed Prophet
himself. But the Messenger
answered them by saying “I would say to you what Yoosuf said to his brothers: No reproach on you this day; May Allaah forgive you; He is the most Merciful of those who show mercy. Go free; you are all pardoned!”