Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 160
160 Compliant Wife and Righteous Husband Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (may Allah be his Helper) said the following regarding making homes heaven - like: ‘The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said that the world is a provision for this life, that is, the world is a means for this life, and there is no better provision in the world than a vi rtuous woman. If there is a pious woman, then there is no provision better in the world. While this draws the attention of men to the fact that they should marry virtuous women, it is also something for women to reflect on that they should try to mould the ir lives in the way that God and His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) want them to. How has the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) defined an excellent wife? He says that an excellent wife is one who happily serves her hu sband and desists from what he stops her from doing. If a husband does not possess righteousness, this can be very difficult to accomplish. However, to save homes and to save relationships, efforts should continue to be made as much as possible. Effort to end conflicts should be made to the best of one’s ability. The home that operates on righteousness, and which the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) has defined and has prayed mercy for, is a home where