Importance Of Children Rights In Islam Essay

INTRODUCTION Children are important aspect in the world. They are the asset to a country and they will determine the future of the world. In order to have a bright future for the world, children should be treated with love and educated with the right knowledge that will lead them to become a good adult. Nowadays, the children rights are not protected. Many cases involve the children’s right had happened in the society such as child abuse and abandonment. It gives a sign that the humanity in our society has declined. The children’s right problems that occur can affect the growth and give a bad impact to the next generation. The problems should be solved and the children rights has to be protected. Islam believed that children has their own

The man had brought the boy to Umar and he blamed the boy for his disobedience. Then the boy addressed Umar by saying ‘O Commander of the Faithful: Are there no rights for a boy against his father?’ Umar said "Yes". Then the boy said ‘What are these rights O Commander of the Faithful?’ Umar said, ‘To choose a good mother for him, to select a good name to him and to teach him the Quran’. Then the boy said: ‘O Commander of the faithful; my father has not accomplished any of these rights. As for my mother, she was a black slave for a Magician; as for my name, he has named me Jual (beetle); and he has not taught me even one letter from the Quran’. Then Umar turned round to the man and said ‘You came to me complaining disobedience on the part of your son, whereas you have not given him his rights. So you have made mistakes against him before he has made mistakes against

The Prophet Muhammad SAW told the Muslims to choose a good spouse. The characteristics is mentioned and Prophet Muhammad SAW told them to choose the religious one. Choosing a good spouse means that choosing a good mother for the children. Therefore, if the man choose a good spouse, he had fulfilled the children right to have a good mother.
The Right to Life Child who is still in the womb of the mother has the right to life. Islam urges the Muslim to protect and take care of the fetus until the child is born. Termination of pregnancy is extremely prohibited. In order to take care the child in the womb, Islam has gave the permission for the mother to break her fast if fasting will harm the child condition. It is stated in a hadith from Prophet Muhammad SAW:
“Allah has exempted the traveler from observing the fast and licensed him (or her) to cut short prayer to half. Pregnant women and breast-feeding women has been licensed to break the