Islam on Marital Rights — Page 19
ISLAM ON MARITAL RIGHTS 19 responsibility of the husband. In exceptional cases, in order to tide over one's straitened circumstances the wife may work. But just for the sake of amassing money, this practice is most undesirable. . In short, Allah has shown us a way of life in which women are supposed to stay in the house, engaged in their household work with dignity, upholding and enhancing the prestige of their husbands and their families by their own sterling qualities of character. Indulgence in quarrels and altercations over trifles, sarcasms and harsh words and constantly finding faults with the husband, are things undignified for good women. These must be avoided. . Abu Saeed Khudri has reported that once the Holy Prophet (s. a. w) happened to pass by a group of women on the occasion of an Eid. He said, "O ye ladies! go and give much alms, for among the dwellers of hell, I behold that women are in great majority. ". And when some of them asked him why so? He replied, "Because you are prone to mud-slinging and are often ungrateful to your husbands. ". LIVING PEACEFULLY IS THE IDEAL LIVING. Another important thing for a woman always to bear in mind is that the martial ties that joined them under the command of. Allah, are a sacred link and must be preserved steadfastly through thick and thin. The Holy Quran says, "If a woman fears ill-treatment or indifference on the part of her husband, it shall be no sin to them that they be suitably reconciled to each other; and reconciliation if best. (4:129) ". Here we are told that if a woman finds that her husband has been unfair and harsh towards her, she should try to bear it with patience. Somehow or other reconciliation must be made and the dispute settled. There is nothing better than reconciliation. . Differences between the wife and the husband are bound to crop up. But if both parties use patience and tolerance, such ruptures are soon mended. But if the wife is unable to put up with her ordeal any longer, then she can ask for a separation, a course,