Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 44
44 ؕؕ ٌ ہُّن ََ لِبَاس ََ لََکُّم ۡ و َ اَنۡتُّم ۡ لِبَاس ٌ لََہُّن ‘…They are a garment for you, and you are a garment for them…’ (2:188). Another commandment is that men and women are each other’s garments, meaning they are each other’s confidants. This commandment is both for men a nd women and this confidence should always be maintained and people should not start divulging each other’s personal matters to others if there is any disagreement or conflict. A couple will have good standing in society if they get on well and society kno ws this. N o one will dare to point a finger at the wife or the husband. It is for the husband and wife to understand their respective responsibilities. Neither the wife should damage the husband’s confidence nor the husband the wife’s confidence. It is sta ted that not only will they make their marital life pleasant by having a positive relationship but th ey will also be safeguard ing their next generation and will ; indeed they will be creating the means for it. Men and women should thus discharge of their v arious rights and obligations, the responsibilities that Allah the Exalted has put on them. Women are as important a part of society as are men. If both of them conduct themselves correctly the next generation will also be brought up well and will be train ed correctly. T his is why Allah the Exalted has drawn attention of both men and women to their responsibilities. ’ (Address delivered on 21 August 2004 to ladies at Jalsa Salana Germany. Published Al Fazl International 1 May 2015)