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Islamic manners for Muslim kids. Teaching children about Akhlaaq and adab. From Table manners to toilet training your child according to Islam to manners for handling the Quran, teach children to be respectful and courteous according to the Hadith and Sunnah.
In this post: Lessons from the life of Fatimah pint Muhammad (the daughter of the Prophet PBUH) and Companions of the Prophet (PBUH) I am collaborating with few Muslimah Bloggers today to talk about the lessons from the life of Sahabas and Sahibiya. We chose this topic to encourage our children and others in our community to …
Inside: A step by step age appropriate guide to what you should say to kids about body safety rules, safe touch – unsafe touch, stranger danger, etc Wondering how to talk to your children about body safety? What should you say to them, what are the body safety rules they should be aware of, safe …
We are talking about Islamic toilet etiquette for children as part of the Manners for Muslim Kids series. This post has tips for teaching children Toilet Etiquette according to Islam and book recommendation that teaches the best way to clean yourself after using the toilet, how to use the bathroom and well.. just the basic Bathroom …
Do your children have a bedtime routine? Today’s post is about teaching children to sleep according to the Sunnah. I found a wonderful book this year, Bedtime Sunnah -Emulating the Prophet One Night at a Time by Alia G. Dada Published by Prolance Publications.
Inside: As part of the Islamic Manners for Children Series, We discuss how to teach your child to use their right hand to eat.
As part of the Islamic Manners Series, we are teaching our children the Etiquettes and Rules of Handling the Holy Quran. We also talk about some of the essential manners like ‘reading the Quran without Wudhu’ and the proper way to read. Children need to be taught that the Holy Quran is not an ordinary …
Inside: Patience in Islam – Sabr. What is patience, types of patience, Duas for Sabr and teaching children to have patience. As part of the Islamic Manners for Children series, we learn about the letter P is for Patience. Patience in Islam is called as Sabr.
As part of the Islamic Manners for Children, we studied the word Kind and learnt about Kindness to Parents in Islam. We talked about what it means and ways children can be kind to parents.
Here is a list of Sunnah of Eating for children. For the Manners in Islam series , we are teaching our children about table Manners in Islam according to how our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught us. We will be discussing eating and drinking according to the Sunnah and follow it up with activities. How to teach …
Don’t we all want children who will obey our commands and accept our authority as adults? Well.. That is what we talked about today. O is for Obedience: Why you should listen to your parents and teaching children to accept authority. Do you want your child to be Obedient or do you want them to …
In this post: The rights of neighbors in Islam and different ways we can show kindness to them. Teaching children the Islamic etiquettes, how to be good to your neighbor and the manners that we should keep with them in conflict. N is for ‘Neighbours who are your brothers too’. We learnt about the Rights …
We talked about M is for Modesty today as part of the #AtoZofAkhlaaq series that we are doing every day this month. My kids learnt the meaning of the word Modest and the three types of modesty that there is: Modesty in dressing, modesty in talk and modesty in living. I discussed with them the different …
We studied L is for ‘leaving alone that which doesn’t concern you’ for the next letter in the A-Z of akhlaaq series. One of the qualities of a believer is that he leaves alone that which does not concern him. How can you teach that to children? I have thought about this so many times …
Kids don’t understand emotions like jealousy but they do understand envy. I tried to show my children how to recognise what it is and the correct way to respond when they feel jealous. My son goes to a multicultural school. His friends are all different nationalities but over the years he has come to favour …
This post is about how we taught the kids about the Hadith on Intentions. I chose the word Intentions for today’s letter, I. Intentions make or break a deed. I have often wanted to talk to my children about Intentions and how it is important to keep your conscience clear when doing things. This was …
How do you teach a child the importance of telling the truth? Lectures and words usually don’t work with children. How then do you teach them the importance of honesty and sincerity? We dealt with this subject as part of the Manners for Children series. H is for Honesty that is speaking the truth. We …
G is for gifts: The etiquette of gifting and what to do when you don’t like a gift. Isn’t it so important for children to learn? For Morals and Manners, this is our next letter. We made a list of all the gifts we can give to family and friends. I took the opportunity to …
Making the right friends and being a good friend is a life skill that we need to teach our children. As part of the A to Z of Akhlaaq series, I chose to teach my children the qualities of a good friend using the example of Abu Bakr (RA) so that they can practice being …
We talked about D is for Dua today. Dua is the Arabic word for supplication or invocations. As part of the #AtoZofAkhlaaq series, I discussed with my children the importance of making dua and the etiquettes of prayer. I am also recommending a book Golden Stories of Accepted Prayers by Abdul Malik Mujahid. ‘Invocations are requests from the …
As part of the Islamic Manners for Kids series, we teach children the importance and meaning of Charity in Islam. We discuss the different types of charity as well as simple ways children can practice the art of giving. As soon as I asked my children what C is for… they exclaimed Charity. I wanted …
Welcome to day 2 of the #A-Zof Akhlaaq series. This series is part of the Ramadan for kids activities and today we are talking about the letter B. B is for Believers. We have The Morals of Believer Book and activity to help remember the words from this book. This book is beautiful reminder as to what …
Happy Ramadan! Welcome to day 1 of the #A-ZofAkhlaaq series. This Ramadan, I am posting a series for children to help teach them manners and morals using the alphabets. Today is the first day and we are talking about Akhlaaq and what manners mean. We all want to teach our children to be better mannered. …
In this post: Hands on activities to teach children Manners in Islam one letter at a time. This 26 day series contains art, craft and books activities that help children learn the correct Islamic manners according to the Quran and Sunnah. (Updated 2020)
