1. Calling a child for something and there is

nothing to give him. 'Abdullah ibn 'Aamir ~ said: "The Messenger of Allaah ~ came to our house while I was a boy, so he 'Abdullaah said: 'I left to go and play. My mother said 'Come 'Abdullaah for me to give you (something).' The Messenger ~ said: ~~:-~~:~ ~t -;.i;) ~ 'What will you give to him?' She said 'I will give him a date." He (Abdullaah) said, that the Messenger of Allaah ~ said: "If you did not have anything to give to him, a lie would have been written against you."[1041 Parents, take heed! Since we want to raise our children upon lslaam, and to train them to be truthful, we must beware of lying [103) Abu Dawood. [104) Abu Dawood & Ahmad. Guarding the Tongue to them, because that will teach them to lie. It should be noted that this incident was related by someone who was young when it happened to him. So, children take note of incidents much more than we realize. Therefore, we must not assume that we are playing around and trying to make fun with them, by fooling them.