Sincere Advice for Parents

1. Parents should separate their children, brothers and sisters, in bed (when sleeping) from the age of ten. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said,

"Teach your children prayer when they are seven years of age, and beat them (lightly if they neglect it) when they are ten years of age, and separate between them in beds (when sleeping)."

2. The brother should not ask his sister to call a girl with whom he has some relationship on the phone, or to carry a message to her, whether this girl is a relative or colleague, unless the relationship between him and this girl is known to everybody as legal. Otherwise, he should know that he is encouraging his sister to act in the same way.

3. He should never bring to the house any obscene magazines or any other means of depravity. He should neither speak on the phone secretly or at a late hour in the night lest his sister should imitate him, or take his behavior as an excuse for hers.

Dear brother! Remember that you are the closest person to your sister. It is true that the Hijab is a divine obligation, yet you have to persuade her. We should all unite to bring her up according to the morals of Islam. What an excellent brother you will be if you succeed in doing that!