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18-03-2024 |09 Ramaḍān 1445 AH

Childhood

Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘Chiding a boy in his childhood [as discipline] leads to an increase in his intellect as an adult.

رسولُ اللّٰهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): عَرامَةُ الصَّبيِّ في صِغَرِهِ زِيادَةٌ في عَقلِهِ في كِبَرِهِ.

Reference: ’[Kanz al-’Ummal, no. 30747]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘He who does not exert himself in his childhood will not be high-minded when he grows up.

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن لم يُجهِدْ نَفسَهُ في صِغَرِهِ لَم يَنبُلْ في كِبَرِهِ.

Reference: ’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8272]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘He who asks questions as a child is able to answer them himself as an adult.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن سَألَ في صِغَرِهِ أجابَ في كِبَرِهِ.

Reference: ’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8273]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘He who does not learn as a child does not progress as an adult.

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن لَم يَتَعَلَّمْ في الصِّغَرِ لَم يَتَقَدَّمْ في الكِبَرِ.

Reference: ’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8937]

Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The ignorant man is a child even though he may be old, while the knowledgeable man is an adult even though he be young.’

الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الجاهِلُ صَغيرٌ وإن كانَ شَيخاً، والعالِمُ كَبيرٌ وإن كانَ حَدَثاً.

Reference: [Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 183, no. 85]

Description: Imam al-Kazim (a.s.) said, ‘It is recommended to discipline a boy in his childhood in order that he be clement as an adult.’

الإمامُ الكاظمُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): تُستَحَبُّ عَرامَةُ الغُلامِ في صِغَرِهِ لِيَكُونَ حَليماً في كِبَرِهِ.

Reference: [al-Faqih, v. 3, p. 493, no. 4748]