The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 522
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 522 should work to appropriately reform them, but should not become worried and strive to erase them completely. The reason being that they are part of a woman’s disposition and if they remain within their reasonable limits, it is these very characteristics that will become the foundation of one ’ s domestic harmony. 13. It is the obligation of a wife to obey her husband in all just matters and live together with emotions of love, gratitude and loyalty. She should protect his wealth and honour, train the children, and tend to his domestic affairs. 1 14. Since the rights of a woman upon her husband, and a husband upon his wife possess a legal nature in Islām, for this reason, their mutual disputes may be presented in court. 2 As such, it is ascertained from the Aḥādīth that Muslim women would bring complaints regarding their husbands to the Holy Prophet sa , and he would issue verdicts in their favour, 3 give them their rights and show kindness towards them in every possible way. This was to such an extent that due to their rights and the protective treatment shown to them, the Companions began to feel as if Islām had given women complete independence. 4 15. Since a detailed discussion with regards to polygamy and other related issues has already been presented prior to this, there is no need for repetition here. 5 1 * An-Nisā’ (4:35) * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābun-Nikāḥ, Bābu Ilā Man Yankiḥa Wa Ayyun-Nisā’i Khairun. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 5082 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābun-Nikāḥ, Bābu Kufrānil-‘Ashīr Wa Kufrin Dūna Kufrin. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 29 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābun-Nikāḥ, Bābun Al-Mar’atu Rā‘iyatun Fī Baiti Zaujihā. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 2500 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābun-Nikāḥ, Bābu Lā Tuṭī‘ul-Mar’atu Zaujahā Fī Ma‘ṣiyatin. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 5205 * Mishkātul-Maṣābīḥ, Kitābun-Nikāḥ, Bābu ‘Ishratin-Nisā’, Volume 1, pp. 594-600, Dārul-Kutubil- ‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2003) 2 Al-Baqarah (2:229) 3 Mishkātul-Maṣābīḥ, Kitābun-Nikāḥ, Bābu ‘Ishratin-Nisā’, Al-Faṣluth-Thālith, Ḥadīth No. 3269, Volume 1, p. 599, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2003) 4 * Ṣaḥīḥu Muslim, Kitābuṭ-Ṭalāq, Bābu Fil-Īlā’i Wa I‘tizālin-Nisā’i. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 3695 * Sunanu Abī Dāwūd, Kitābun-Nikāḥ, Bābu Fī Ḍarbin-Nisā’i. . . . . , Ḥadīth No. 2145 5 Refer to the events of 2 A. H. in this book