I have a great idea for all of us to implement which will bring us a lot of khair, ajr and barakah in shaa Allah. When you are buying clothes for your kids, buy a one or two outfits for an orphan child or a needy. If you usually buy 4 outfits for your kids, tell them this year we will get 3 and we will give the fourth to someone who deserve to be happy like them, and if you usually buy them 3 tell them this year we will get 2….. Teach them from now how to be generous and how to think of others….take them to the orphanage or the needy house and let them see their status. Then when you buy the outfit let them help you choose and let them wrap it nicely and feel the happiness of giving…...let them be the ones to give and watch the smile on the poor child’s face. And if you buy for your kids Toys on Eid…..this Eid tell them they must get one toy for one child from their own money……explain to them the blessings they have, explain to them the hadith of the Prophet PBUH: "Whoever gives sadaqa from good earning - and Allah only accepts the good - it is as if he placed it in the palm of the Merciful to raise it, as one of you raises his foal or young camel until it is like the mountain " Teach them how sadaqa is an investment with Allah SWT and he will be raising it for them until it becomes mountains of hassanaat. Even if Toys is expensive and you cannot afford then teach them to give from their Eid Money to a poor child who has no one to give him And for you my dears remember this hadith of our Beloved Prophet PBUH: Whoever removes a grief from a believer from amongst the sorrows of this life, Allah will remove a grief from him amongst the sorrows of the Day of Resurrection. Whoever brings ease to one in difficulty, Allah will make it easy for him in this life and the Hereafter. Whoever covers a Muslim, Allah will cover him in this life and the Hereafter. Allah is in aid of the servant so long as the servant is in aid of his brother. Remember and remind your children, you could have been in the status of those who are unfortunate…but you are not Alhamdulilah…and Allah blessed you with so many blessings so you must show your gratitude and this is the least you can do. It will cost you nothing…..instead you will draw a big smile on a poor child and you will be Allah’s messenger to that poor child. Here is a story I experienced about two years ago…..read it ….. it might move your heart. Yesterday as I walked with my sister and my nephew in Toys R us to get him a toy for Eid, I saw families with one child or two with trolleys full of toys and I remembered the kids in Africa, Burma, Syria, Palestine and many more countries, I remembered the poor orphans everywhere, I remembered how they could not afford to have a toy let alone a whole trolley... As we walked out of the shop with my happy nephew carrying his toy, we saw two Afghani kids (age 7 -9), one was selling towels and the other one was selling chewing gums. They were looking at all those kids coming out of the shop with big bags full of toys and most probably they will play with them today and tomorrow then break them or get bored and look for something else more interesting.... All that mattered to those two Afghani kids was to be able sell some towels and chewing gums, to be able to have the necessities in life (food and shelter) toys to them is a privilege they cannot afford....People were passing them not even paying attention to their situation, not even stopping for a moment to be thankful they are not in their shoes....... Dear parents, it would be a good idea if you bought some toys for your kids and some for the poor kids. Teach your children to give so they don't turn up to be selfish and only think of satisfying their urges....if every parent chose with his/her children some toys to give to the poor kids on Eid day, even if its simple toy, you will help create a compassionate, thankful and giving generation that strives to fulfill some purpose in life. Teach them to share happiness, teach them to feel for others not just walk away, teach them to be thankful by giving back. If you still have not put a smile on a poor child's face this Eid, you still have time to do it today or tomorrow. Take your child and go look for them, they are everywhere, they are not just in Africa, Palestine or Afghanistan they are everywhere around you, just look and you will see them. After you do that, take a moment and look at their little faces brighten up with a big smile and that should be your satisfaction. There is no gift better than the gift of giving. That little smile could be your ticket to Jannah (heaven) and could be the beginning of raising a (Walad Saleh who will be a sadaqa jariah insha Allah). - Wadhha.