Marriage

One may ask: Isn’t it better for the man to admonish his wife, instead of beating her? Of course! And verily, this is the Judgment of Allah, the All-Wise, Who said in His Book: “As to those women on whose part you fear disobeying with arrogance, ill-conduct and rebellion, admonish them (first), (then if they persist), forsake them in bed (i.e. turn them your back), and (last) beat them (lightly, as a last solution if you have to, and nothing from the previous two steps has any result); but if they obey you, seek not against them means (of annoyance). Surely, [...]

The husband leaves his work tired and on his way back home he endures the noise and hubbub of the heavy traffic. He heads towards his kingdom, where he can find tranquility, peace of mind, and happiness with his wife and children. So how is the good wife going to meet her husband when he comes home? Some wives are not at home when their husbands return from work. Whether she is still at work, at the neighbors', with her friends or at her family's, the husband will feel dissatisfied and her absence will leave a bad effect on him. Her husband [...]

On this, I remember something that I will mention. One of my  friends said  to me, “You always give lectures on having mercy  and  compassion on  wives,  but  you  never  mention the rights  of husband over  the  wife”,  whereas many times  I had mentioned that  if their husband sleeps  displeased, then your tasbeeh  and   Tahajjud  is  all  in  vain.  The angles curse   that woman the whole   night   whose husband sleeps away while being angry with her. What greater right of the husband can I mention? However, this poor person used to be very mindful of his wife.  She was a bit temperamental. One [...]

This is a rare example of a good woman, whom I have intended to mention here: It is reported that Shuraih, who was a judge, met ash Sha'bi. This latter asked him about his life at home. Shuraih said: "I have not had any problem with my wife for twenty years." ash-Sha'bi said: "How come?" Shuraih replied: "On our wedding night, I looked at her and saw a rare fascinating beauty. I then said to myself: I should make Wudu', pray two Rakaa't and praise Allah. When I finished, I found out that she was following me in prayers and finished as soon as I had finished. When the guests [...]

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) is reported to have said: "Religion is sincerity." Someone asked: "Sincerity to whom?" He (Peace be upon him) replied: "To Allah and His Book and His Messenger and the leaders of the Muslims and to the generality of them." (Hadith from Muslim) Sincerity is therefore closely identified with true religious belief. Sincerity towards her husband is an essential requirement for a wife. It underlines all her duties and manifests itself in many ways. Firstly it implies having her husband's interests at heart and wanting only good for him. Secondly it implies truthfulness so that her husband learns to trust her in word [...]

The concept of marriage, from the Islamic perspective, is not that it is solely a need without whose fulfillment the enjoyment of life cannot be attained. On the contrary, Islam has explained the spiritual dimension of this union by defining it a form of worship by which one may achieve nearness to Allah. (Allah is an Arabic word for Almighty God, Name of Creator of Universes According to a hadith: (saying or actions of Our Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wasallam): "When the servant of Allah marries he has fulfilled half the (responsibilities laid on him by the) faith." (Reported by Mishkat) The final Prophet of [...]

Marriage in Islam is one of the most important decisions a person will make in their life, after all the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) reminded us that marriage is "half of your faith." Marriage is the process of two people coming together onto one life path for the ultimate goal of pleasing Allah and it is one of the most intimate relationships we can have with another person. In the Qur’an we are also reminded that, “your spouses are like clothing for you,” signifying that our spouse is the closest person to us in life, physically and emotionally, like clothing is to [...]

The three religions share an unshakable belief in the importance of marriage and family life. They also agree on the leadership of the husband over the family. Nevertheless, blatant differences do exist among the three religions with respect to the limits of this leadership.The Judaeo-Christian tradition, unlike Islam, virtually extends the leadership of the husband into ownership of his wife. The Jewish tradition regarding the husband's role towards his wife stems from the conception that he owns her as he owns his slave. This conception has been the reason behind the double standard in the laws of adultery and behind the [...]

Of the facts which all intellectual people can reach is that the concept of poverty and richness is very relative, though the popular and prevalent concept that jumps to mind is the financial and economic poverty. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Do you know who is the bankrupt? They said: The bankrupt among us is one who has neither money with him nor any property. He said: The real bankrupt of my nation would be he who would come on the Day of Resurrection with Salah, fasting and charity, (but [...]