Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 258
258 Once they are here, boys get involved in certain bad practices and do not want their wives to stay with them. If the wife is from Pakistan they want to take her back to Pakis tan under some excuse or the other. Mutual rights are not fulfilled and when the Jama’at tries to resolve matters, they do not cooperate with the Jama’at. In short, there are so many reasons which cause breakup of relationships and they are all based on on e factor – lack of righteousness , and for this reason the rate of breakups is continuing to increase. May Allah the Exalted give sense to men and to women in that abiding by righteousness they try and fulfil their relationships. We should pay heed to and v alue the favour bestowed on us by Allah the Exalted that He has included us in the Jama’at, we should have Allah’s pleasure in view and should be mindful of what we have sent forth for tomorrow rather than what personal gain we have made in this world. May Allah the Exalted enable all men and women to do so. ’ (Address to ladies delivered at Jalsa Salana UK 23 July 2011. Published in Al Fazl International 4 May 2012) ****