Author: Shaykh Abdulrahman al-Diba'i
Compiled by Shaykh Hisham Muhammad Kabbani
When the Prophet ﷺ entered Madina, he was greeted by a group of young girls from the tribe of Bani Najjar singing the following verses: "We are little girls from the tribe of Bani Najjar, how wonderful a neighbor Muhammad is." The Prophetﷺ smiled and asked them: "Do you love me?" When they responded affirmatively, he said: "Allah knows that my heart loves you as well."
Muslim sages have always emphasized that children are born saints due to their sinless innocence. The Prophet ﷺ described rain as "a recent arrival from its Lord" and hence advised his Companions to expose their heads to it. Likewise children are a rain of innocence and blessing from Allah that remind humanity of our ultimate home and return. Most importantly, they are a source of joy for a community and the best remembrance of the greatest divine gift to mankind: the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.