Lesson 5 of 8, Beginners' Course on Islam 2. Topic for today: Building up a Muslim family: understanding your responsibility as a Muslim, a Son/Daughter, a Father/Mother and a Husband/Wife.

1. Beginners’ Course on
Islam II
Speaker: Muhammad Taufiq bin Abdul Majeed
taufiq07@hotmail.com
Lesson 5

2.  A Muslim Family:
◦ Children’s etiquette towards their parents;
◦ Children’s rights;
◦ Husband and wife relationship.
Lesson Outline

3. “And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates
that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you
affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give
thought.”
Quran, 30:21
A Muslim Family

4.  Islam came and placed high standards and values.
 The ties of kinship are so important that they are to be uphold
irrelevant of their religious status.
 Each person in a family has been allocated with important roles
and responsibilities.
A Muslim Family

5. “And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him,
and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them
reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as],
"uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.”
Quran, 17:23
Parents’ Rights

6. Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported:
I said: Messenger of Allah, which of the deeds (takes one) nearer to
Paradise? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Prayer at its proper time, I
said: What next, Messenger of Allah? He replied: Kindness to the
parents. I said: What next? He replied: Jihad in the cause of Allah.
Hadith narrated by Imam Muslim
Parents’ Rights

7. “But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of
which you have no knowledge, do not obey them
but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate
kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in
repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you
about what you used to do.”
Quran, 31:15
Parents’ Rights

8. Luqman’s advice to his son:
“And [mention, O Muhammad], when Luqman said to his son while he was
instructing him, "O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allah . Indeed,
association [with him] is great injustice.“
Quran, 31: 13
Children’s Rights

9. Husband & Wife Relationship

10. Understanding the purpose of marriage:
1. To Strengthen Our Faith.
• The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
“When a man marries, he indeed perfects half of his religion.”
• Through marriage, we acquire a team-mate who lends his
or her support to our emotional, social, physical and
spiritual well-being.
• Through marriage, we are no longer self-centered
individuals.
Husband & Wife
Relationship

11. Understanding the purpose of marriage:
2. To Develop and Nurture Our Love.
“It is He who created you from one soul and created from it its
mate that he might dwell in security with her…”
Quran, 7:189
• This gift of love propels us to take the selfless act of being
committed and responsible to another person, who, at first
may have been a mere stranger.
Husband & Wife Relationship

12. Understanding the purpose of marriage:
3. To Safeguard Our Chastity
• Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
“There are three who have a right to the help of Allah:
The one who struggles in the cause of Allah;
The slave whose master has agreed to his buying his freedom
when he wishes to pay the sum;
And the one who marries out of the desire to live a chaste life.”
Hadith reported by Imam Tirmidhi
Husband & Wife Relationship

13. Understanding the purpose of marriage:
4. To Protect Women and Children.
“Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because
Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other…”
Quran, 4:34
• When a man marries a woman, he takes over all the
responsibilities from her father in providing maintenance, care,
guardianship and protection of her honour and well-being. In
this way marriage provides economic and social security for a
woman.
Husband & Wife Relationship

14. • Thank you for your kind attendance and participation.
• Any questions?
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