Moral education plays a pivotal role in the health of human spirit as well as the felicity of society and people. Among issues related to moral education, educational practices are considered as the most important parts of moral education, so a teacher’s chance of success depends mainly upon what methods they apply to educate students. Accordingly, the most difficult step in the moral education is to determine the best method and to apply it correctly. Among various moral education practices, encouragement is of the most important. Therefore, as the positive encouragement manages and guides educational activities it has a considerable role in the education. Indeed, it should be noted that, the issue of engorgement is a source of contention. As a result, some believe that it needs to be applied for students in all situations, but others do not agree. There is also another view through which an educator has to use encouraging methods according to student’s specific situations. Accordingly, the present research aims to study the encouraging practices on the viewpoint of Quran and Imam Reza’s teachings. Hence, after discussing about generalities various kinds of practical and verbal encouragement as well as specific situation of the educator to perform them are analyzed. Showing affection, admiring and blessing are among verbal encouraging methods, while giving rewards is a kind of practical one.
