Syedna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When the son of Adam dies, his deeds come to an end except for three: ongoing charity, or knowledge from which benefit is derived, or a righteous child who prays for him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ash'ath bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) as part of the delegation of Kindah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Do you have children? I said: Just as I was leaving to come to you, a child was born to me from the womb of Bint Jamd, and I wish that instead of this child, people would eat their fill of food. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Never say such a thing, because some children become the coolness of the eyes, and when they pass away, there is reward (for the parents). Yet, if you say such a thing, these children become a cause of cowardice and grief; indeed, they become a cause of cowardice and grief.

Umar bin Abdul Aziz says: A woman, Sayyida Khawla bint Hakim (may Allah be pleased with her), thinks that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out carrying one of his daughter's two sons in his lap and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was saying: By Allah! You make one cowardly and miserly, while you are also a fragrant thing created by Allah, and by the command of Allah, the last battle, Wajj, that is, in Taif, took place.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: For a man to teach his child manners and good character is better than giving half a sa’ in charity every day. Abdullah, the son of Imam Ahmad, said: My father did not include this hadith in his Musnad because of the narrator Nasih, as he is weak in hadith, and he dictated it to me in Nawadir.

Sayyiduna Saeed bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Parents have not given their child any gift better than good manners.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) advised him with ten things, among which were these three: Spend on your family according to your financial means, do not keep the stick away from them for the sake of teaching them discipline, and keep instilling in them the fear of Allah Almighty.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with both of them), he says: My father, Sayyiduna Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him), gave me a gift. My mother demanded from him that he make the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) a witness to this gift. So he took my hand and set out with me until we reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: O Messenger of Allah! The mother of this child first demanded from me that I give him a gift, and now her demand is that I make you a witness to it, so I have come to you to make you a witness. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Wait a moment, do you have any other children? He said: Yes. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then have you given each of them this gift? He said: No. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then there is no need to make me a witness, I cannot be a witness to injustice. It is the right of your sons over you that you do justice among them.

In one narration, it is stated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then appoint someone other than me as a witness. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Does it not please you that your children should do good to you equally? They replied: Yes, of course. In another narration, it is stated: Your children have this right over you that you deal justly among them, just as you have the right over them that they all do good to you.

Sayyiduna Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Treat your sons equally. In another narration: Be just among your sons, act with justice among your children, adopt an attitude of equality between your sons and daughters.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Aqra’ (may Allah be pleased with him) saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) kissing Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: I have ten children, and I have not kissed any of them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.