A man said, ‘I complained to Abu al-Hasan Musa Al-Kadhim (AS) about a son of mine. He said, ‘Do not beat him, but rather ignore him, i.e. depriving him of your company, but not for too long.
الإمامُ الكاظمُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ عِندَ ما شَكى لَهُ بَعضُهُم إبنَا لَهُ ـ: لا تَضرِبْهُ، واهْجُرْهُ ولا تُطِلْ.