Paradise for Raising Daughters with Care and Kindness
Written by: ʿImrān Ayyūb Lāhorī
In the light of multiple authentic narrations, Islam attaches great value to raising daughters with care, mercy, and good character. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ promised Paradise to those who bear this responsibility sincerely and justly.
ʿĀʾishah رضي الله عنها reported:
"A woman came to me with two daughters, asking for food. I had nothing with me except one date, so I gave it to her. She split it between her daughters and did not eat any of it herself. Later, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came, and I informed him of what had happened.
He ﷺ said:
‘Whoever is tested with daughters and treats them well, they will be a shield for him from the Fire.’”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 1418 – Kitāb al-Zakāh; al-Adab al-Mufrad: 132; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 6/16; Aḥmad: 6/87, 88, 243; al-Tirmidhī: 1915; Sharḥ al-Sunnah: 6/187; al-Bayhaqī in Shuʿab al-Īmān: 1119]
Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"Whoever raises two daughters until they reach maturity, he and I will come (on the Day of Judgment) like this."
He then joined his two fingers together.
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 6/16 – Kitāb al-Birr wa al-Ṣilah; al-Tirmidhī: 1914; al-Ḥākim: 4/177; al-Bayhaqī in Shuʿab al-Īmān: 8674; Sharḥ al-Sunnah: 1682; Aḥmad: 3/147; Ibn Ḥibbān in his Ṣaḥīḥ: 1/336]
Abū Saʿīd al-Khuḍrī رضي الله عنه reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Whoever has three daughters, or two daughters, or two sisters, and fears Allah regarding them and treats them kindly — he will enter Paradise.”
[Ḥasan: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Adab al-Mufrad: pp. 58–59; Bukhārī in al-Adab al-Mufrad: 79; Abū Dāwūd: 5147, 5148 – Kitāb al-Adab; Aḥmad: 3/42; al-Bayhaqī in Shuʿab al-Īmān: 8676]
✔ Islam elevates the status of daughters and makes their upbringing a means of Paradise.
✔ Showing compassion, justice, and care in their upbringing is an act of great reward.
✔ The Prophet ﷺ described such children as a shield from Hellfire, and their guardians as his companions in Paradise.
Written by: ʿImrān Ayyūb Lāhorī❖ A Great Virtue of Raising Daughters in Islam
In the light of multiple authentic narrations, Islam attaches great value to raising daughters with care, mercy, and good character. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ promised Paradise to those who bear this responsibility sincerely and justly.
➊ Narration of ʿĀʾishah رضي الله عنها:
ʿĀʾishah رضي الله عنها reported:
"A woman came to me with two daughters, asking for food. I had nothing with me except one date, so I gave it to her. She split it between her daughters and did not eat any of it herself. Later, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came, and I informed him of what had happened.
He ﷺ said:
‘Whoever is tested with daughters and treats them well, they will be a shield for him from the Fire.’”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 1418 – Kitāb al-Zakāh; al-Adab al-Mufrad: 132; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 6/16; Aḥmad: 6/87, 88, 243; al-Tirmidhī: 1915; Sharḥ al-Sunnah: 6/187; al-Bayhaqī in Shuʿab al-Īmān: 1119]➋ Narration of Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه:
Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"Whoever raises two daughters until they reach maturity, he and I will come (on the Day of Judgment) like this."
He then joined his two fingers together.
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 6/16 – Kitāb al-Birr wa al-Ṣilah; al-Tirmidhī: 1914; al-Ḥākim: 4/177; al-Bayhaqī in Shuʿab al-Īmān: 8674; Sharḥ al-Sunnah: 1682; Aḥmad: 3/147; Ibn Ḥibbān in his Ṣaḥīḥ: 1/336]➌ Narration of Abū Saʿīd al-Khuḍrī رضي الله عنه:
Abū Saʿīd al-Khuḍrī رضي الله عنه reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Whoever has three daughters, or two daughters, or two sisters, and fears Allah regarding them and treats them kindly — he will enter Paradise.”
[Ḥasan: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Adab al-Mufrad: pp. 58–59; Bukhārī in al-Adab al-Mufrad: 79; Abū Dāwūd: 5147, 5148 – Kitāb al-Adab; Aḥmad: 3/42; al-Bayhaqī in Shuʿab al-Īmān: 8676]
Conclusion:
✔ Islam elevates the status of daughters and makes their upbringing a means of Paradise.
✔ Showing compassion, justice, and care in their upbringing is an act of great reward.
✔ The Prophet ﷺ described such children as a shield from Hellfire, and their guardians as his companions in Paradise.
