The Righteous Parents

Righteous parents produce righteous children because children acquire the good features and morality from their parents. Parents are greatly affected by the righteousness of their children in life and hereafter. So, if they raised their children on the obedience of Allah, they will be lucky and happy in life and the Last Day, on the other hand, if they raised them on the disobedience of Allah or denying Allah, they will be unhappy in life as well as the Last Day. It was narrated by Abu Hurairra that the Messenger of Allah said:

 “Every child is born a Muslim but his parents convert him to Judaism, Christianity or Maganism.” (Reported by Sahih Muslim).

Moreover, being righteous parents is a cause by which they will enter Paradise and Allah increases them in status. Allah, the Almighty says:

“And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith, to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned.” {Ayah 21} (Surat At-Tur)

In addition, the effect of being righteous parents will be reflected on the life of their children.

Allah mentioned in Surat Al-Kahf two orphans for whom Allah inspired the prophet Khidr (peace be upon him) to build the ruined wall to protect their treasure because of their righteous parents and in other narration because of their seventh grandfather who was a righteous man as Allah says:

"And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the town; and there was under it a treasure belonging to them; and their father was a righteous man, and your Lord intended that they should attain their age of full strength and take out their treasure as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord. That is the interpretation of those (things) over which you could not hold patience." {Ayah 82} (Surat Al-Kahf)

Therefore, try with your wife to be righteous in order to insure the righteousness of your family and have the happiness in life and the Last Day.