Affection for the Children of Muslims

A friend of mine was born in America, lived and married there, then moved to a Gulf country. One of the reasons for his move was that he wanted to live in a Muslim country. However, he was surprised by the treatment in this Muslim country. For example: He would take his young son (Karim) to the mosque, and after they finished praying, the little one would throw himself at his father and say: (Dad, I prayed), meaning: (I prayed, Dad), saying it with joy and innocence. Our Muslim brothers in the Muslim country were annoyed by the "disturbance" of the child, and one of them would say to his father: (Why do you bring the child to the mosque)! The father was surprised! In a similar situation in America, his Muslim brothers from all nationalities would laugh with Karim and affectionately kiss him...he is a smart, handsome, light-hearted child. But here, no one shows affection to the child or pays him any attention, but rather blame the father for bringing him to the mosque! He could not bear life in this country, so he moved to Egypt, and after the military took over, he returned to...America! O servants of Allah, Glory be to Allah! (Some of you are repulsive)! Was this the way of the beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)? On the contrary, he was very affectionate towards children, cared for them, and remembered their names. One example of this is what was narrated by Al-Bukhari (here we simplify the words of the hadith to make it understandable) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was brought a small piece of cloth, and he said: (Who do you think we should dress this in?) . The people remained silent, so he said: (Bring me Umm Khalid) and she was brought in being carried, so the Prophet took the piece of cloth in his hand and dressed her, and said: (Grow and be good) (meaning he prayed for her to live a long life so that she would wear it and wear it many times). The piece of cloth was green or yellow, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: (O Umm Khalid, this is its color). And its color in the Habesha language (is good), as the girl was born in Habesha and understood this word. As if he was saying to the girl: (Look how beautiful it is). This is a small child of the Muslims who is carried, not one of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) relatives, yet the Prophet remembers her, gives her a kunya (Umm Khalid), and gives her a piece of cloth, dresses her with his own hands, prays for her, then shows her affection and says to her what means (Look how beautiful it is). Nothing prevented the Prophet (peace be upon him) from being busy, carrying the burdens of humanity, organizing the affairs of the state, fighting internal and external enemies, and teaching people from caring for the children of Muslims. His heart (peace be upon him) was very, very big. There are many examples of this. Affection for children is a prophetic tradition, a key to their hearts and the hearts of their fathers, a cause of love among Muslims, and a means of closeness and obedience. Kiss them, give them candy from your pocket, say a kind word to them, and let us not be repulsive.