Below are some Islamic Etiquette & Manners for children. Not something a parent should force or get angry at their child if not fullfilled yet. For example, 'Azan should be heard with great concentration.' If your child did not know or wasn't aware of it. You must not get angry at them, scold them or treat them harshly. Instead, patiently remind them in a polite way and they will eventually learn and follow it as they grow up.

1) Respect Parents and follow their orders (within Islamic Law).

2) Greatly respect Islamic Teachers and Scholars.

3) Respect Quran. It's not right to touch Quran without Wudu. Should respect Islamic Books and Literature too.

4) Respect the direction of Qibla. It's prohibited to extend ones feet towards Qibla and to sleep while feet are extended towards Qibla.

5) Prophet Mohammad (saw) should be respected and loved. Whenever hear his lovely name always say Dorood, at least say Sallal Laho Alaihe Wasalam.

(6) Following the teachings of Ahlulbayt (as); Imam Ali (as) and the rest of the Holy Imams (as) as well as knowing the Imam of their time: Imam Mahdi (a.j).

6) Azan should be heard with great concentration.

8) Should eat only Halal and Clean food. Should never ever eat Haram food.

9) Reading Quran everyday.

10) Pray five times a day, on time.

11) Avoid every bad conversation and every bad habit.

12) Always avoid Lies, Back Biting and Tale Bearing.

13) Always keep your body, cloths and home clean.

14) There is no greater deed than to Learn and Teach Islamic Knowledge. Should never be ashamed of asking any Islamic Question.

15) Always treat every one with great respect and manners.

16) Children should not call their parents with their names.

17) It is a bad manner to extend your feet towards elders.

18) Always respect elderly people and if they are sitting on floor, children should offer them a chair.

One of the responsibilities of parents is to choose a suitable name for their child. For instance, when the child is still in their mother's womb during the 4th month. Parents must choose a name for their child because they have soul. If they don't and the child for some reason dies in the womb. In Hereafter, they'll complain to their parents for not doing that because they can't recognize them!

Why are some people choosing meaningless names for their children?

For example, there was this guy who named his son something strange and someone asked him what it means? And he replied, "A mountain in Argentina."

Nowadays, parents choose strange names for their children. This isn't good because in Hereafter, children will be upset with their parents and complain to them about their names since names have affects on people's personalities.

On the other hand, you might see a man naming his son Hussain. When the son grows up, everyone talks about the characteristics of Imam Hussain (as) with him and what he did, etc. It'll have good affects on him and will make him think about the personality of Imam Hussain (as) and the great things that he did.

What a father must do for his child?

1. Choose a suitable name for his child that has a good meaning. If its a boy then something like Abdullah, etc.

2. Teach them how to connect with Allah (swt) through teaching them about Islam and how to behave towards people. Also teach them about Prophet (saw) and the great role model that he is.

3. Teach them the Holy Quran.

4. Teach them about Ahlulbayt (as) [12 Imams] and how they lived their lives, their sayings and what they taught us.

Ayatollah Qiraati's Speech regarding his encounter with a young man.

One day, a young man came to me and said, "I am extremely concerned about my dad because he doesn't do his daily prayers at all. Can you call him and talk to him?"

I asked him, "Does your dad accepts me?"

He replied, "Yes, he watches your educational show on TV."

I called his dad and said to him, "Sir, even if Allah (swt) didn't asked you to do daily prayers and worship him, you should've still done that!"

He asked me, "Why?!"

I said to him, "It's because Allah (swt) has granted you such a righteous son who is this pious! I have seen dads who are worried about their children not doing their prayers. But I rarely see children worrying about their parents not praying. You must pray and thank Allah (swt) for granting you such child."

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Prophet (saw) said,"Whenever the parents teach their child Holy Quran. They'll be granted a crown in Judgement day and two attires from Paradise that no one has ever seen like them before."

Imam Ali (as) said to a man who came to him with his son boasting about how great he had gotten in writing poetry, "If you had taught him the Holy Quran, it would've been better for him."

Imam Hassan Al-Askari said, "Allah (swt) will grant the parents of children many rewards. In Judgement day, they'll ask, What is the reason behind all these rewards for us. Our deeds weren't worthy enough! They'll be told, you taught your child Quran and the teachings about Islam. They are the reasons for receiving such rewards."