It
is strongly recommended in Islam that parents spend some of their time with
their beloved children, especially during the summer. This would help the
parents to exchange views and ideas with their children about different issues
and matters of their concern. It is a good idea to reward children with a
comprehensive and constructive family summer camp.
Parents
should take a friendly part in planning for a summer camp for their children. It
is an obligation upon them to be concerned about the contents of the summer camp
for their children in order to protect them from unwanted activities in the
camp.
Parents
should not interfere in all the details of the camp; that is, their contribution
should not be in the form of dictating or deciding every single thing for the
children. Parents should give children room to decide and choose from the
activities that do not contradict Islamic teachings. May Allah grant all parents
more wisdom in this matter.
*Dr.
Sano Koutoub Moustapha is a professor of Jurisprudence & Its Principles at
the International Islamic University, Malaysia.