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Inkaar al-Walad - Denouncing your child

You must know it is forbidden to denounce your child. Abu Hurairah (ra) narrated that,

“A Bedouin came to the Messenger (saw) and said, ‘My wife gave birth to a black child and so I have disowned him.” The Prophet (saw) said, ‘do you have camels?’ he said ‘yes,’ he (saw) replied, ‘what colour are they?’ he said, ‘white’ the Messenger (saw) replied, ‘are any of them dusky?’ he said, ‘yes,’ he (saw) said, ‘from where did it come from?’ the man said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Perhaps it came from the genes of their ancestors.’ So the Prophet (saw) said, ‘this child (of yours) can also be related to genes.’ (i.e. so do not denounce your child)” Saheeh al-Muslim

What does the term Inkaar al-Walad mean?

  1. Thankfulness
  2. Guarding the Tongue
  3. Denouncing your child
  4. Lying

Read the article about Inkaar al-Walad and point to the main lesson learnt from the topic.

  1. You must know not to be envious of anyone
  2. You must know it is forbidden to denounce your child.
  3. You must know not to gamble.
  4. You must know not to take an oath except if you invoke Allah's name.

Explain in your own words what you understand about Denouncing your child.