Chosen Islamic Manners

'Keep the children and the insane away from the Masjids.'

This is a weak narration.

*One should encourage their children to gain knowledge, and to gradually seek it. Al-Maimooni, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 'I asked Abu Abdullah: 'What is more appropriate, for me to teach my children Quran or Hadeeth?' He said: 'Teach them the Quran.' I said: 'Shall I teach it to them in its entirety?' He said: 'except if it is difficult for them, then teach them whatever is possible.'
*One should call his children by saying, ‘O father of so and so’, or ‘O mother of so and so’. This will elevate the child's mental level. The Messenger of Allah () gave Kunyah (i.e. call an individual by saying O father/O mother of so and so…) to the young children. Anas b. Malik () said: 'The Messenger of Allah () had the best manners. I had a brother whose name was Abu Umair. The Prophet () said to him: 'O Abu Umair what did an-Nughair do?' (an-Nughair was a small bird Abu Umair used to play with).

It is lawful for one to call himself the father of so and so, even before he has a child.

*One should take their young boys to the general gatherings and make sure they sit with the men. The Companions () would take their children to the sitting place of the Prophet (). Of the stories in this regard is what Mu'awiyyah b. Qur'rah narrated on the authority of his father. A man had a young child who would come from behind him and he would make him sit in his lap.'

Amr b. al-Aas () saw a group of people sitting next to the Ka'bah, and they had pushed away all the children. After completing his Tawaf he said to them: 'Don't do this! Make room for them and let them sit. Although they are young; tomorrow they will be the elders of their generation. We were young as well, and now we have become the elders of this generation!'