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  • Try to eat suhoor as a family. The Prophet said: "There is blessing in eating suhoor." (Remind the kids that they get good deeds for eating!!)
  • Kids should be praised and encouraged for righteous acts. If this is your child's first time fasting, make sure to recognize and praise your child for their righteous act. (Your young children can even try to fast for half the day.)
  • Before iftar, take some time to read Quran together as a family. If the children see their parents enjoying and loving reading the Quran, this will reinforce their own love for the Quran. You can put a timer for a minimum of 15 minutes and have everyone read at the same time.  You can also try to read the whole Quran as a family. Assign specific juz to each child. (In the month of Ramadan every act is multiplied from 70 to 700!)
  • Before breaking fast, make dua as a family. Have each child make a personal dua for the family to hear and go around the table. (The Prophet (S) had said that the duas of a fasting person are accepted.)
  • Before eating iftar make certain to recite the dua for breaking the fast together. (Start with dates and water!! That was the sunnah of our Prophet (S)
  • Have a child or someone in the family recite the adhan in the house for one of the Salah.
  • After eating dinner, be sure to remind your child to thank the parent who cooked the food. (The person who feeds a fasting person gets the reward also of the person who fasted.)
  • Plan one day to have your children make iftar, especially the older teenagers.
  • Try to pray salah together as a family. This will demonstrate to the children the importance of salah. Many of our locked in our houses with the kids no excuse. Fajr, Maghrib and Isha is a good start. (One who prays Isha in jamaat (congregation) receives the reward of praying half the night.)
  • This year many of us will be having Tarweeh at home. Make goals to pray 8 to 20 rakats. You can have your sons, if old enough, to help lead a few of the rakats.
  • You can have your children read a small summary of the Surah or a Hadith before Tarweeh or find a short video online.
  • Talk to your child about the importance of Lailatul Qadr. If they are old enough, encourage them to stay up part of the night in ibaadah. Ask them to keep their family, relatives, friends, teachers, community, and the world in their duas. (One of the seven people who will be shaded in the shade of Allah when there will be no shade on the Day of Judgment is a young child who practiced Islam.)
  • Help your children realize the blessing of charity. If your child has an allowance or savings, encourage them to give a quarter, fifty cents, or one to two dollars for charity. If they are generous at an early age, this quality will stay with them throughout life.
  • Balance the amount television and video games your children play, and supplement this time with reading Quran, doing dhikr, or just talking as a family. (Children do need to play.)
  • Try to sponsor an iftar or food with a charity group or a family you know who might need help. May Allah will reward you for every morsel a person eats.
  • Visit your non-Muslim neighbors and share some food or sweets. This is a great way to inform them about our holy month. This also reminds our children of our duty to be good to our neighbors.
  • Discuss with your children where to give some of your zakat or donations. They can look up relief agencies or local Muslim organizations.
  • When the children wake up for suhoor, have them pray two rakats nawafil. Having them experience praying tahajjud can be very beneficial. (Remind the kids the last third of the night Allah ascends as ask who of my servant is asking for something. Duas are accepted at this time.)
  • Decorate the house. Have a calendar or item where you can count down to EID.
  • Send Salawat on our Prophet Muhammed (S). All actions listed above were learned through his example. (For everyone who recites one salawat on him, the angels send 10 back to us in return.)
  • Lastly in this time of being with family nonstop, this month can have its moments and frustration can build in. Remember being patient, not getting angry, playing with family, and helping out the family is also worship.
  • You can be greedy with your DUA. Health, Wealth, Knowledge, Iman, Worship, Fast, Job, House, Family, Friends, Community, Country, Peace, Quran, Salah, etc. Ask Allah.

Ramadan and Family!


Lubna Qureshi ​​Apr 2, 2022 3min

Source : Mr. Habeeb Quadri 

​ ​MCCA Superintendent