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It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (R.A) said: I saw the Prophet
(S.A.W) when he held the hands of al-­‐Husayn, when he was a
little child, and he put al-­‐Husayn’s feet on top of his feet, and he
said: “Climb up on me, little one,” joking with him.
One of the Muslim scholars said that it is well known that the
reason behind this play is to relieve the child of boredom, renew
his energy, get him moving, make him alert and make him
exercise lest he fall sick.
Respecting the child and making him feel that he is important
It was narrated from Abu Sa‘eed al-­‐Khudri (R.A) that Sa‘d ibn
Maalik (R.A) was one of those who were not allowed to join the
fighting on the day of Uhud because they were too young. The
Prophet (S.A.W) looked at him and said: “(Are you) Sa‘d ibn
Maalik? He said: Yes, may my father and mother be sacrificed for
you. He [Sa‘d] said: I come close to him and kissed his knee and
he said: “May Allah compensate you for (the loss of) your father”
– who was killed as a martyr on the day of Uhud.
This hadeeth shows us the extent of the respect that the
Messenger (S.A.W) showed to the child, acknowledging his
intelligence and making him feel important. The Messenger of
Allaah (S.A.W) offered condolences to Sa‘d ibn Maalik on the loss
of his father, even though he was a young child, so as to set an
example to be followed by the Ummah of respecting children and
acknowledging their intelligence in order to raise their
self-­‐confidence.
Al-­‐Tabaraani narrated from ‘Abd-­‐Allah ibn al-­‐Zubayr and
‘Abd-­‐Allah ibn Ja‘far (may Allah be pleased with them) that they
swore allegiance to the Messenger of Allaah (S.A.W) when they
were seven years old. When the Messenger of Allaah (S.A.W) saw
them, he smiled and held out his hand.
What respect, what love! Even though allegiance sworn by
children is not binding, out of kindness, love and care for children
the Prophet (S.A.W) held out his hand to them.