Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 249
249 rather, t hey have to fulfil all the close relationships. This is the thought with which a wife should run her husband’s home and this is the thought with which a man should marry a woman; that is, they will fulfil the rights of their wider relationships, the r ehmi relationships in addition to their own relationship. If we understand this view thoroughly and then instil it in our society, there will be an extraordinary reduction in the number of conflicts that start with trivial matters and lead up to physical abuse and police involvement and result in k hula and divorce. Further, honesty is the root of all good. This is why when a man said he could only give up one vice and asked which vice should it be, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) told h im to give up lying and always tell the truth. By following this, each time the man intended to do something wrong, one by one all his vices were removed. ( Commentary by Imam Razi , Vol. 16, p. 176) This is the reason Allah the Exalted has stated to adopt h onesty. The second verse read at the time of n ikah, which the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) chose, states that righteousness is in saying what is right and clear. Some things are certainly true at times, but they can have many meani ngs, which can be both positive and negative. Some very clever people say what suits them and then say they