Islam places clear and specific rights upon parents toward their children, beginning before a child is even born and continuing throughout their upbringing. This book sets out those rights as established in the Qur'an and authentic Sunnah.
Why Children's Rights Are Framed as Obligations on Parents
Because that is how the sources present them. A child cannot advocate for himself, and Islam addresses that imbalance directly — not by leaving a child's welfare to parental affection alone, but by naming specific duties: a good name, proper nursing and care, education in the religion, fairness between siblings, and protection from harm.
Treating these as rights rather than merely as good practice changes how seriously a parent is meant to take them.
What Is Covered
The choice of a righteous spouse before a child is even conceived, the rights due at birth including the naming and the 'aqeeqah, the obligation to nurse and provide, fair treatment between children, instruction in worship and good character, and the parent's continuing responsibility as a child grows toward adulthood.
Who It Is For
Expecting and new parents, and anyone raising children who wants a clear, sourced statement of what is actually required of them rather than what culture or habit has supplied.
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