Woman Between Islam and Western Society
6. The Rights of Husband and Wife
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engage herself in domestic affairs with the same
zeal and energy as a genuine head of state, devoting
her full potential to making her home an ideal one.
She should nurture and cherish it as a gardener
does his garden. As one of the
hadith
puts it: ‘The
woman is the guardian of her husband’s home and
she is accountable for it.’
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Proficiency in domestic matters is woman’s greatest
ornament. A woman so equipped is the perfect
woman, one deserving of honor and success in the
life hereafter.
THE BEST WOMAN
The Prophet Muhammad was once asked who of all
women was the best. He replied, “One who makes
her husband happy when he sees her, who obeys
her husband when he asks her for anything and
who does not do anything against his will as
regards either herself or his wealth.”
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This
hadith
very aptly points out a woman’s duties towards her
husband.
After facing the hardship of the outside world the
man comes back home. Now the best wife is one
