The Noble Scholar Shaykh Muhammad bin Sālih Al-‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله stated:

“Being gentle and merciful with the children is from the means of entering into the paradise and attaining salvation from the hellfire.”

【Sharh Riyād As-Sālihīn 3/113】‌

‏‎قال الشيخ ابن عثيمين رحمه الله

.مُلاطَفَةُ الصِّبْيانِ والرَّحمةُ بِهِم‏‎ مِن أسْباب دُخول الجنَّة والنَّجاةِ مِن النَّار

.‏‎شرح رياض الصالحين – ١١٣/٣

The Noble Scholar Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzāq Al-Badr حفظه الله stated:

“The person is not (considered) one who is blessed wherever he may be, except in the case where he is righteous, and rectifies (others). He is righteous within himself, and there’s no evil, no harm, no corruption, nor the likes of that coming from him. He is also one who brings about rectification (in others) being that goodness, fine speech, beautiful preaching, beneficial reminders, and the likes of that are heard in all of his sittings.”

【Sharh Al-Qawāid Al-Arba’ Pg.20】