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Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wa barakatuh

my beloved children, I am so blessed because

I have both my parents, they're alive and they're living together and I get a chance to see them every other day

Alhamdulillah, that's a very big blessing. There are so many others out there. Maybe some of you don't have any parents

Well, that's not a bad thing because the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him

When he was born his father had already passed away and a few years later about six years later his mother passed away

So he grew up from childhood without both parents

Subhanallah, so it's not a bad thing. It does not mean that Allah doesn't like you. He loves you

The one he loved the most was Muhammad peace be upon him if

If Muhammad peace be upon him didn't have his parents at this young age then

It's not a sign that Allah doesn't love you. It's a sign that Allah loves you in fact, but

We're so fortunate that we have our parents in most cases

They're there to guide us they're there to help us and they're there to be there for us and to show us the way and the path

Now I know that in some cases you might not have both parents

You might be living with a stepmom or a stepdad

That's also your parent technically

You can call them mom or dad. There's no problem for as long as you know

This is my stepmom and my stepdad. That's okay

They're not bad people. It doesn't make them evil. I know many cases where one parent has passed away

So you're either living with a single parent

Which is quite difficult so you need to be even more kind when you're living with a single parent or

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