Q 4: What is meant by kind treatment of daughters in the mentioned Hadith?
A: Kind rearing of daughters and other female relatives means giving them an Islamic upbringing, teaching and inculcating in them the principles of truth, protecting their chastity and keeping them away from the things that Allah has forbidden, such as Tabarruj (public display of beauty and adornment) etc.
The same applies to upbringing of one's sisters and sons, and other forms of charity care, so that all of them will be brought up to obey Allah and His Messenger, and will keep away from the things that Allah has forbidden, and fulfill the Right of Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He). Thus, it is clear that kindness in the Hadith does not simply mean giving them food and drink and clothing them. Rather, the meaning is more general including goodness to them in religious and worldly aspects of their life.