Advice for the kids

I start in the name of God, The Most Merciful, The Most Kind.

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Advice for the kids. 

The words below are not mine, click on the heart symbol, to see where I got them from. I came across the site and really enjoyed reading all the stories of repentance.

I decided to compile what I thought would be beneficial for teaching children/teenagers.
& Allah knows best.

An education starts at home first. The parents/guardians of a child[ren] are its first teacher(s).

As I've 'grown-up' and worked in a setting around other peoples children I realised children can teach one a lot about the world and a lot about oneself too....I realised how much a parent can be affected by their child...
I also realised what, children are the future, means.

May God bless EVERYONE'S guardian(s) or parent(s). Truly they are such a blessing and mercy from God. May Allah grant them all jannah al firdaus and reunite us with them in jannah al firdaus amongst our blessed brother and sister, may peace, love, light and blessings be upon them all, Amin.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Your Mother, your Mother, your Mother, your Father.

The Advice of al-Khidr

Shaikh al-Ghazaali reported that Musa [Moses] asked al-Khidr to advise him. He said:

"Be someone who constantly smiles, and not someone who is constantly angry. Be someone who benefits others, and not someone who harms others. Refrain from argumentation. Do not walk around without purpose. Do not laugh without a reason. Do not disparage wrongdoers by mentioning their mistakes to them. And cry over your misdeeds."

The Ever-Living Never Sleeps

Both of them lived in a small town that was populated by only tens or hundreds of people. He was in love with her, and so when he saw her walking alone one night, he followed her until he had her cornered. 

When he came near to her, he said, "Woman, I crave for you."

She said, "First go and see if all the people are asleep."

Very pleased at her response, he walked around the town and returned. 

"Everyone is asleep," he said.

"What about Allah Azza wa Jal?" she asked. "Is He sleeping at this hour?"

"Woman, what are you saying?" he exclaimed. "Indeed, Allah does not sleep: neither slumber nor sleep overtake Him."

"The One Who hasn't slept and doesn't sleep sees us, even if people don't see us," she said:

"Do you not fear He Who neither sleeps nor is heedless of anything that happens?"

The man left her alone with tears flowing from his eyes, having nothing in mind except the desire to repent to the One Who neither sleeps nor is heedless of anything that happens.

Good Advice

During one of his journeys, Sari as-Saqati passed by a cave, from which he heard continuous sobbing. Aroused by curiosity, he entered the cave and saw a young man whose body seemed to be wasted away by grief and sadness. Having immediately perceived that the man was a righteous worshipper, Sari humbly asked:

“O young man, how is safety achieved?”

He said:

“By performing all prescribed acts of worship, by not wronging others, and by repenting to Allah.”

Sari asked, “Can you please deliver a sermon to me?”

The young man said:

“The best sermon you can receive is by looking into your own self. But I will say this: be obedient to Allah when you are alone, for doing so will atone for your sins, and Allah will then display you to the inhabitants of the heavens.”

The Advice of al-Hasan

al-Hasan once wrote the following short letter to Umar bin Abdul Azeez:

"Fear what Allah told you to fear. Take what is in your hands, and use it for what is to come. At the moment of death, sure news will come to you and peace."

Umar wrote back, asking al-Hasan to advise him some more. Al-Hasan wrote back:

"Indeed the terror of the Day of Resurrection is greater than you might think. Indeed, frightful matters are near at hand. You will have to face all of that, either by facing it all and being saved, or by facing it all and being destroyed. Know that he who takes account of his own deeds will succeed, and that he who is negligent in this regard will fail. Whoever looks at the outcomes of his actions will be saved, while he who obeys his desires will be misguided. Whoever is patient and forbearing will gain profits. Whoever remains awake and vigilant regarding his deeds will be safe, whoever is safe reflects, whoever reflects sees, whoever sees understands, and whoever understands knows. Then if you slip, return and repent. And when you are remorseful, then refrain [from sins]. When you are ignorant, ask. And when you are angry, restrain your anger."

Race Towards Repentance

Wanting to advise his son al-Hasan, Ali ibn Abi Taalib said, "My son: Beware of three, be in harmony with three, be modest before three, race to three, flee from three, be in disagreeent with three, fear three, and hope of three."

"O my father, please explain," said al-Hasan

"Beware of pride, anger, and the base kind of ambition. 

Live in harmony with Allah's Book, His Messenger's sunnah, and the lives of His righteous slaves. 

Hurry away from sinning, race to repentance and sprint forward in the pursuit of knowledge. 

My son, flee from lying, treachery and transgression. Be in disagreement with evil and its people, hypocrisy and its people, and foolishness and its people. 

Fear Allah, fear the company of those who do not fear Allah, and fear the evil speech of your tongue. 

Hope for Allah to forgive your sins, to accept your deeds, and to accept the intercession of your Prophet."