Concerning Divorce
Divorce in Islam
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advocated by the Prophet not only in a general
sense, but, more importantly, in the particular
context of married life. Without these qualities,
there can be no stability in the bond of marriage.
According to Abu Hurayrah, the Prophet said, “No
believing man should bear any grudge against a
believing woman. If one of her ways is not to his
liking, there must be many things about her that
would please him.”
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It is an accepted fact that everyone has his strengths
and his weaknesses, his plus points and his minus
points. This is equally true of husbands and wives.
In the marital situation, the best policy is for each
partner to concentrate on the plus points of the
other, while ignoring the minus points. If a husband
and wife can see the value of this maxim and
consciously adopt it as the main guiding principle
in their lives, they will have a far better chance of
their marriage remaining stable.
However, it sometimes happens, with or without
reason, that unpleasantness crops up, and goes on
increasing between husband and wife, with no
apparent indication of their being able to smooth
