Islam on Marital Rights — Page 26
26. ISLAM ON MARITAL RIGHTS out of love, Allah will reward him for it, because it is an act which will please his wife who would feel that her husband loved her dearly. ". CURVED RIB. Women are delicate by nature and are given to coquetry. It was in consideration of that nature of the fair sex that the Holy. Prophet (s. a. w. ) once said, "Women could be likened to a curved rib, which, if you tried to straighten, would break. But you benefit from it only by retaining it curved. ". Once the Holy Prophet (s. a. w. ) was accompanied by some of his wives on a journey. Anjasha, an Abyssinian slave, went along with the camels at a rapid pace singing the "Hudi" (camel driver's song) whereby the camels gained greater speed. The Holy. Prophet (s. a. w. ) called out, "O Anjasha! slow down, lest the glasses (meaning the delicate ladies) go to pieces. " (Bukhari). LADIES FIRST. Once Hazrat Safia, a wife of the Holy Prophet (s. a. w. ), was traveling with her illustrious husband. She used to enwrap herself in a sheet and sit behind him on the camel's back. . Whenever she had to mount the camel, the Holy Prophet (s. a. w. ) offered his knee for her to step on. Now, the camel on which the. Holy Prophet (s. a. w. ) and Hazrat Safia were riding, slipped and they both fell down. A Companion, Abu Talha, ran towards the. Holy Prophet (s. a. w. ) for assistance. But the Prophet of God directed him to go to the aid of the lady first. (Bukhari). . The Holy Prophet (s. a. w. ) likened women to the fragile glass. . The simile purports to impress upon the males that since women are, by nature, delicate and weak, they deserve to be treated with due kindness and compassion. . The Holy Prophet's (s. a. w. ) own behavior towards his wives was most kind and affectionate. That is why he once said, “In the matter of the treatment of wives, I am the best among you all. ". ANSWERABLE TO GOD. It is, therefore, a matter of very great regret that some of us ! ! | |