Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 21
21 When any one l imb of the body is not well, the rest of the body suffers with sleeplessness and fever. ’ (Sahih Muslim, Kitabul Birre wa - silate wal adab, Babu Trahumil Mu’minee na wa ta’atufehem wa ta’a dhudihi m) May God make it so that you are able to see and feel any de veloping evil in your surroundings as one body! ’ Huzoor e Anwer added: ‘ The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said to all believers that after they were linked together they should feel each other’s pain. The bond between husband and wif e is even greater than such a link and is a stronger bond. It is a pact in which you hold God as your Witness and affirm that you will try and fulfil each other’s rights while staying firm on righteousness. You pledge with this affirmation and say that whi le staying firm on righteousness you will always be mindful as to which virtues you will send forward for the life to come. What are the virtues which will b e of use to us in our next life? And what will avail us in elevating our rank after death ? A nd what will also avail us in keeping our children virtuous? These pledges are made in light of the Divine warning that Allah the Exalted is All - Knowing. We can hide from the world what we will do or are doing in our lives to our partners but