2.3. Rights of Sons and Daughters

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

The children have also their rights over their parents, just as their parents have rights over their children. Those rights are as follows:

1. Parents should marry them with righteous women, so as to have good issues from them.

2. To bring them up during their childhood with affection which has been considered as act of great virtue. It has specially been emphasized that one should not feel disgusted with daughters. It is also an act of real virtue to take care of, and bring up, daughters. If it becomes necessary to engage a foster mother to give suck to a newly born baby, a foster mother of good character and right religious belief should be engaged, because the milk has an effect on the conduct and character of the suckling baby.

3. To give them religious education and discipline.

4. To marry them as soon as they reach marriageable age.

5. If the girl becomes a widow, then look after her well and bear all the expenses necessary to support her, till her second marriage.