Chain of Command

"Do you think I should take the class?"

"Yeah!" H shouted.

"No," S said, followed by N.

"Oh, why should I take it?" I asked H.

"So you can teach it to us."

"And why shouldn't I take it? I asked the girls.

"I don't want to babysit Z," replied S, just as I had expected.

"I can babysit him!" H offered.

"Well, what if he's sleepy?" S said.

"Do I teach you the stuff I learned in the AlMaghrib classes?" I asked them.

To be honest, I was rather taken aback by H's reason of why I should take the class. I thought they don't really care either way. I didn't realize it affects them this much.

"Yes!" H shouted again.

"Yes," S and N replied.

"Except for the last one, you didn't teach us," said H.

Usul al Fiqh. I didn't relay the content of that class to them...yet.

I had decided to let hubby take the class, seeing how it was such a huge hassle taking the class with a nursing baby. Two full weekends take a toll on a baby's schedule, and seeing as I had to resort to having my 10 year old babysit Baby Z, it doesn't seem very fair to her either. I had gathered the kids to ask their honest opinions, but H's answer surprised me.

I always though that my taking these classes are beneficial for my children, but hearing it directly from them makes a huge difference. Subhanallah.

"But I thought you said you're bored in that building?" I asked H, to test how much he wanted me to take the class.

"No," he said.

"Only Abi will take the class this time," I explained.

"Ohh...can we come?" they asked.

"I don't know."

"This class is about the sahaba," I said.

Immediately I saw H's eyes lighting up behind the new pair of glasses he had gotten just last week.

"Yes! " he exclaimed.

"Well, maybe Abi can tell you and then you can teach us," S suggested.

"Yeah, Abi doesn't teach us good. I can't understand him!" H complained.

To take or not to take, that is not the question, for I know the hindrances of taking the class with a nursing baby. I have already made my decision, as hard as it was to make, but I have a take home lesson from all this: it truly does benefit them, alhamdulillah.

Take home lesson for all parents: seeing parents seek Islamic knowledge does wonders to the children.