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161 the husband wakes up to offer opti onal Prayers (nawafil نوافل ) at night and also awakens his wife. If she is in deep sleep he sprinkles water on her face. Similarly, if the wife wakes up first, she should adopt the same method to awaken her husband. Such homes, where husbands and wives awake at night to seek th e pleasure of God will certainly be heaven - like. A disagreement, where the relationship was about to break up due to the man’s abuse, was brought before me. The woman had four or five children. I counselled them and there was some reformation, but the man started the abuse again. The woman put forward an application for خلع khula once again. Eventually, with prayers and further counsel, Allah the Exalted blessed them with reconciliation. Now, when I see them leaving the mosque after Fajr Prayer, I feel great happiness that Allah the Exalted gave them sense and they reconc iled for the sake of their children. Men and women should always be mindful to not only keep their own emotions in view, but to also be mindful of their children’s sentiments – they should take care of them also. ’ (Annual Ijtema Lajna Ima’illah UK 4 Octobe r 2009. Published in Al Fazl International 18 December 2009) ***