hadith
1509
۞
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘A child is a master for seven years, a slave for the next seven years, and a minister for another seven years. By the age of twenty one, you must either approve of his manners or cut him loose, for [by then] you would have fulfilled your obligation toward Allah, most High.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): الوَلدُ سَيّدٌ سبعَ سنينَ، وعبدٌ سبعَ سنينَ، ووزيرٌ سبعَ سنينَ، فإنْ رَضِيتَ أخلاقَهُ لإحدى وعشرينَ، وإلّا فَاضْرِبْ على جَنبِهِ، فقد أعْذَرتَ إلَى اللّهِ تعالى.
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