Wives Rights
In Islam , the woman has strict rights that the husband is ordered to maintain , the Holy Qu'ran portrays the relation between wife and husband in a way that implies every beautiful meaning ,God said in the Holy Quran what means "
"And among His signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves that you may live in tranquility with them, and He has put love and mercy between you; Verily, in that are signs for people who reflect." (30:21)
Marriage is therefore not just a physical or emotional necessity, but in fact, a
sign from God! It is a relationship of mutual rights and obligations based on divine guidance. God created men and women with complimentary natures, and in the Qur'an, He laid out a system of laws to support harmonious interaction between the sexes
In another verse , the quran gives the true picture of the relation between man and wife , the Quran states " "...They are your garments and you are their garments." (2:187)
Clothing provides physical protection and covers the beauty and faults of the
body. Likewise, a spouse is viewed this way. Each protects the other and hides the faults and compliments the characteristics of the spouse.
To foster the love and security that comes with marriage, Muslim wives
have various rights. The first of the wife's rights is to receive mahr, a gift from the husband which is part of the marriage contract and required for the legality of the marriage.
The second right of a wife is maintenance. Despite any wealth she may have, her husband is obligated to provide her with food, shelter and clothing. He is not forced, however, to spend beyond his capability and his wife is not entitled to make unreasonable demands. The Qur'an states: "Let the man of means spend according to his means, and the man whose resources are restricted, let him spend according to what Allah has given him. Allah puts no burden on any person beyond what He has
given him." (65:7)God tells us men are guardians over women and are afforded the leadership in the family. His responsibility for obeying God extends to guiding his family to obey God at all times.A wife's rights also extend beyond material needs. She has the right to kind treatment. The Prophet (pbuh) said: "The most perfect believers are the best in conduct. And the best of you are those who are best to their wives." God tells us He created mates and put love, mercy, and tranquility between them.
Both men and women have a need for companionship and sexual needs, and
marriage is designed to fulfill those needs. For one spouse to deny this satisfaction to the other, temptation exists to seek it elsewhere.
Islam has given many laws that keep the family life as strong as the a tree .
all are connected with one another , the stem , the branches and fruits are all , here , concerned , there are laws that bind them all , mix them all finally melting them all into a strong unit of the society .
The prophet says" Among my followers the best of men are those who are best to their wives, and the best of women are those who are best to their husbands. The word (best ) here means the most pious , the best in God's eyes , a method to
urge husbands to act well towards their wives .
Once Mu'awiyah asked the Prophet, peace be upon him: "What are the rights
that a wife has over her husband?" The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied: "Feed her when you take your food, give her clothes to wear when you wear clothes, refrain from giving her a slap on the face or abusing her, and do not separate from your wife, except within the house." Once a woman came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, with a complaint against her husband. He told her: "There is no woman who
removes something to replace it in its proper place, with a view to tidying her husband's house, but that God sets it down as a virtue for her. Nor is there a man who walks with his wife hand-in-hand, but that God sets it down as a virtue for him; and if he puts his arm round her shoulder in love, his virtue is increased tenfold." Once he was heard praising the women of the tribe of Quraish, saying: " . . . because
they are the kindest to their children while they are infants and because they keep a careful watch over the belongings of their husbands."
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