Taking the Children away from Sexual Activities
Islamhaswarnedspousesagainstcopulationneartheirchildren,since
thismayincitetheirlustandgivethemamotivetoseekfieldsofharlotry
anddepravity.Imamal-Baqir(a)advisedJabirsaying,“Avoidcopulat-
inginaplacewhereaboythatisabletodistinguishyourdoing,cansee
you.”.Imamas-Sadiqsays,“Menshouldnevercopulatewiththeirladies
where there is a boy. This brings about fornication.”. The Prophet (s)
said,“IswearbythePrevailingofmysoul,successwillneverapproach
boyswhoseeorheareventhebreathofthecopulatingspouses.Fornica-
tion is the result.”.
Specialistsinsexualeducationhaveaffirmedthenecessityoftakingthe
childrenawayfromthesexualrelations.SirPepsisays,“Thesexualsense
isexistenttoeveryhumanbeingincludingbabiestowhomthisstatebe-
ginstogush aftermaturity.So, itisverymuch importanttoavoidany
activity arousingthisstatebefore itsproper time. Somefathersunder-
valuethenecessityofpreventingthechildrenfromnoticingthemwhen
theystriptheirclothes.Suchfathersgotoextremesinthisregard,asthey
thinkofbeingintellectualsorprogressistswhoshouldgiveustheoppor-
tunityto seethem naked.Aschildren frequently notice suchmanners,
they will soon be paying great interest to the sexual characteristics in
their minds.”.
Children’smindsare quicklyaffectedbywhattheynotice.Onthat ac-
count,itisessentialtotakethemawayfromwhateverstirsupthelusts
andcorruptsthemoralities,forguardingthemagainstaberranceandir-
regularity. As the western education paid no attention to this regard,
their sons had to encounter mental damage, many sorts of sexual
troubles, and moral downfall as well as the absence of social bonds.