They used to beat us over testimony and promises when we were still children
Authentic hadithقال إبراهيم: "كانوا يَضْرِبُونَنا على الشَّهادة والعَهْد ونحن صِغار".
Ibrahīm said: ''They used to beat us over testimony and promises when we were still children.''
Explanation
This report shows that some of the righteous predecessors would prevent their children from the habit of promising others to do things lest they fail to fulfill their promises and thus bear a sin for that. Likewise, they would prevent them from giving testimony lest it becomes a matter that they take lightly.
Source · Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim
From the Hadith Encyclopedia (hadeethenc.com).