Saturday, December 18, 2010

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) mentioned together three important characteristics to be found in the good, righteous wife.

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) mentioned together three important characteristics to be found in the good, righteous wife. They are:

(i) When he looks at her, he is happy with her religious commitment, attitude, behaviour and appearance.

(ii) When he is away from her, she protects his honour and his wealth.

(iii) If he tells her to do something, she obeys him, so long as he does not tell her to commit sin.

3. Helping her husband in his faith and religious commitment, telling him to do acts of obedience and stopping him from doing haraam things.
It was narrated that Thawbaan said: When there was revealed about silver and gold what was revealed, they said: So what kind of wealth should we acquire? 'Umar said: I will find out about that for you. So he mounted his camel and caught up with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and I was right behind him. He said: O Messenger of Allaah, what kind of wealth should we acquire? He said: "Let one of you acquire a thankful heart, a tongue that remembersAllaah and a believing wife who will help him with regard to the Hereafter."

Narrated and classed as hasan by al-Tirmidhi (3094). In another version it says: "who will help him with his faith." Ibn Maajah (1856). Classed as saheeh by al-Albaaniin Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.

Al-Mubaarakfoori (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"A believing wife who will help him with his faith" means, with his religious commitment, by reminding him to pray, fast and do other acts of worship, and will keep him from committing zina and all other haraamdeeds.
Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi (8/390).

4. She should be a righteous woman, and among the attributes of the righteous woman is that she is obedient to her Lord and fulfils her husband's rights with regard to his wealth and herself, even when her husband is absent.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient (to Allah and to their husbands), and guard in the husband's absence what Allaah
 orders them to guard (e.g. their chastity and their husband's property)"
[al-Nisa' 4:34].

Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahmaan al-Sa'di (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
"Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient" means: obedient to Allaah, may He be exalted.


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