Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 495
! ! 495 The new Muslim covered his face and joined the Muslim army in battle. Wherever he attacked, he lifted the spirits of the rest of the army. In the evening, when the fighting was over, he ran back to where he was imprisoned and Haz rat Sa’ad’s wife ra once again locked him in his chai ns. During the battle, Haz rat Sa ’ ad ra suspected that this particular man was present during combat , since he had a unique style of fighting , but he ra dismissed the notion , thinking that as he was im prisoned it must be someone else. The next day, when the battle began , Haz rat Sa’ad’s wife ra once again opened his chains and released him. H e joined the Muslim army and attacked the enemy with great valor and courage. At the end of the day, when the Muslims were victorious, Haz rat Sa ’ ad ra grew more certain that he had indeed seen the imprisoned soldier fighting in battle. He turned to his wife and said, “I believe this is your mischief. It appears that you released him. I will punish you for breaking the law. ” His wife replied, “You may punish me as you wish, but my conscience would not allow me to see my husband merely watching the battle , while he imprisons another person, who has so much passion for Islam that he attempts to break open his chains upon hearing the sounds of battle. ” Hearing his wife talk so intrepidly, his anger melted away. He then forgave the ne w Muslim. Thus, women are often motivated by their emotion. The Lajna Ima’illah has a responsibility to tell women that today , Islam needs their sons. T oday , Islam needs their husbands. T oday , Islam needs their wealth. It is their duty that they present this without hesitation. If this practice is adopted , then I am sure that even those with a weak faith , will show themselves to be a model of high sincerity. One man told me that it is was his wife who made him a strong Ahmadi. He said, “When I brought my salary home , she would ask whether I had paid chanda on it. If I said I would pay it tomorrow, she would refuse to cook, saying she would not cook food bought from this money. At times, I was forced to go in the middle of the night to pay chanda. Until I showed her the receipt, she would not begin cooking, otherwise she said it wa s unlawful money and , therefore, she could not cook with it. ” Hence, if women support us and tell their children that if they do no t pledge their lives to waqf and they do not develop piety within themselves, they will not forgive them their motherly right in the H ereafter. They should let them know that t hey will tell God that he did not fulfill his right; that my son was