Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 76
76 conduct with his wife is also excellent. It is unacceptable for an individual to get furious or hit their wife on the slightest excuse. There have been instances where an enraged husband hit his wife over some slight matter and she su stains injury in a sensitive area and dies. This is why Allah the Exalted has stated concerning them: ۚ ِ عَاشِرُّوۡہُّن ََ بِالۡمَعۡرُّوۡف ‘…Consort with them in kindness…’ (4:20) There is no doubt that admonition is necessary if a woman behaves improperly. ’( Malfuzat, Vol. I, pp. 403 – 404) Sometimes acrimony develops between husband and wife over small matters leading to resentment. Allah the Exalted has made man physically stronger; if the man stays quiet perhaps more than eighty percent of conflicts would stop there and then. All that is needed is to be mindful and to be kind and patient. What was the blessed model of our master, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) in this regard? It is related that once Hazrat ‘Aishah (may Allah be pl eased with her) was speaking heatedly to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) when her father Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived. He could not control himself when he saw this and moved forward to hit Hazrat ‘Aisha h (may Allah be pleased with her) for talking to the Prophet of God in this manner. Promptly, the Holy Prophet (peace and