Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 52
52 ُۡیٍُّ و ََ اجۡعَلۡنَا تِنَا قُّرََۃ َ اَع َہ رَبََنَا ہَب ۡ لَنَا مِن ۡ اَزۡوَاجِنَا و َ ذُّرَِی ُِیَۡ اِمَاماا ﴿ لِلۡمُّتََق ۷۵ ﴾ ‘Our Lord, grant us of our spouses and children the delight of our eyes and make each of us a leader of the righteous. ’ (25:75) While this prayer is significant for men it is also significant for women so that both men and women become the delight of each other’s eyes. When they will both be praying to become the delight of each other’s eyes they will also be mindful to be kind to each other and will overlook each other’s drawbacks and will keep each other’s good qualities in view. Sometimes newly married couples come to me for advice. Just as I mentioned these days the situation with divorce and خلع khula (divorce initiated by the wife) is very worrisome, so what I tell them is to overlook each other’s weaknesses and keep each other’s good qualities in view. [I tell them] that now that they are married they should honour the relationship and also pray to Allah the Exalted to make them the delight of each other’s eyes. When prayers and efforts are put in InshaAllah relationships are successful. When both husband and wife will be the delight of each other’s eyes, then seeing the good example of the p arents the next generation will also try to become the delight of the parents’ eyes.