Basics of Religious Education — Page 114
114 114 114 114 114 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION The best of you is he who is best in treating his family, and I am the best of you in the treat- ment of my family. (Tirmizi) According to this Hadith , kind treatment of one’s wife is not only obligatory on a man, but is in fact a measure of his status in the sight of God and the best example of this kind treatment can be found in the per- son of the Holy Prophet sa himself. If we try to follow this, a good wife cannot suf- fer at the hand of a pious man, with the exception of some temporary unpleasant- ness. Such a husband and wife may be- come a true picture of the Qur’anic verse (2:188): “They (your wives) are a (sort of) garment for you and you are a sort of garment for them” , i. e. , they are a source of comfort and protection for each other against evil. 33. Be the First to Greet Inna aulan-naasi bi-Llahi mam bada’a-hum bis-salaami Allah prefers those who hasten to be the first to greet others (saying “Assalamu `alaikum” ) (Abu-Dawood) We have already seen in Hadith No. 21 that saying something virtuous to someone is in itself an act of virtue. When we meet a fellow Muslim, what could A A A A A HADITH HADITH HADITH HADITH HADITH — A — A — A — A — A HADITH HADITH HADITH HADITH HADITH WITH WITH WITH WITH WITH C C C C C OMMENT OMMENT OMMENT OMMENT OMMENTAR AR AR AR ARY Y Y Y Y 3. 2 3. 2 3. 2 3. 2 3. 2