Gentleness beautifies everything
إِنَّ الرِّفْقَ لَا يَكُونُ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا زَانَهُ
Meaning
Gentleness is not found in anything except that it beautifies it, and it is not removed from anything except that it disfigures it.
Note for parents
A raised voice never teaches a child — it only teaches fear. Consistent gentleness is the most powerful, and hardest, parenting tool.
- Collection
- Muslim
- Narrator
- Aisyah radhiyallahu 'anha
- Themes
- kelembutanakhlak
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