Islam on Marital Rights — Page 16
16. ISLAM ON MARITAL RIGHTS displeased with her and the third a drug addict until he gives up the bad habit. ". It is also reported that once the Holy Prophet (s. a. w. ) said, “If a husband invites his wife to his bed and she refuses, the angels keep cursing her the whole of the remaining night. ". Calling upon the women to realize their duty of obedience to their husbands, the Promised Messiah (a. s. ) once said, "For the woman it is imperative that she should obey her husband. The. Holy Prophet (s. . a. w. ) has emphasized this so much that once he said, "For the woman it is imperative that she should obey her husband. " The Holy Prophet (s. a. w. ) has emphasized so much on this that once he said, "If a husband asked his wife to shift a heap of bricks from one place to another, and after she had done it, he told her to carry them back to the former place, she must do that without a question. " "This should not be regarded as a act of cruelty on the part of the husband for similar obligations have been imposed upon men also in respect of their wives. These obligations are so onerous that it looks as if the woman was placed on the throne and the man commanded to serve her and be at her beck and call for the procurement of everything she needs. " (Malfoozaat: Vol. 8; pp. 441-445). . ANOTHER IMPORTANT ROLE. The third duty of women, assigned to them by the Holy. Quran, is to guard and watch over the possessions of their husbands and to look after all their interests. Among these are included the honor of the family; their own chastity and purity, the secrets of their husbands, and the care not to squander away their wealth. They must also abstain from making demands which may be beyond the income of their husbands. . It is recorded that once the Holy Prophet (s. a. w. ) said, “It is the duty of the wife to look after your property when you are absent from the house and to guard her purity for you and to form the habit of saving for unforseen needs and hard times. She must have a proper control over the household expenses. "