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*Suffering in Silence*
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بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

The Prophet (PBUH) continuously emphasized that women in many situations fall under the category of the weak along with the orphans. It was reported by al–Nasai and Ibn Majah with a sound transition as Imam al Nawawi stated in his book “Riyad al- Salehin” that the Prophet said, *“O God be my witness that I admonish people about disregarding the right of the two weak parties: the orphan and the woman.”*

Servants of Allah!

There is no doubt that just as the husband leads his wife to Paradise or to Hellfire, the wife may also lead him to Paradise or to Hellfire. This is because she has rights upon him in the same manner that he has rights upon her. Yes. Allah Says:

"{And wives have similar rights which the husband must NOT fall short of, according to what is reasonable..}" 📚[Quran 2:228]

*Burning Issue No 1:*

Your Wife is not an Exception:

Some husbands get upset when their wives refuse to do this or that around the house.This has subjected many wives to direct and or indirect physical mistreatment. Yes. And the following incident clearly shows that it is not the duty of the wife to tend after the house, and therefore, it can in no way justify any sort of retort on the part of the husband. In fact, the following quote would make it seem that many women nowadays should be the one’s complaining as they are forced to do work that they are not truly totally responsible for:

It is reported that a man once came to ‘Umar, the second Caliph, with the intention of bringing to his notice certain complaints he had against his wife. When he reached the door of ‘Umar’s house, he heard the Caliph’s wife railing against him.! Hearing this he went back as he though that the Caliph himself was in the same predicament and could therefore hardly be expected to set matters right for him.! ‘Umar coming out of his house, saw the person going back. So he called him back and inquired as to the purpose, which had brought him to his house. He said that he had come to him with some complaints against his wife, but turned back on finding that the Caliph himself was subject to the same treatment from his wife. ‘Umar said to him that he patiently bore the excess of his wife because she had certain rights over him.  “Is it not true that she cooks my food, washes my clothes and suckles my children, thus relieving me of the necessity of employing a cook, a washerman and a nurse, although she is not in the slightest degree responsible for this? Not only that, I enjoy peace of mind on account of her and I am protected from committing the sin of adultery.. In view of these advantages, I put up with her excesses. You should also do the same.

Furthermore,

The woman is in need of mercy because of the nature of her physical structure and her need for someone to take care of her affairs. For this reason, the Prophet (PBUH) described women to be similar to a soft glass which should be handled with gentleness and care. That is the reason behind the emphasis of Islam on dealing with the wife with kindness and care, and God reiterated that the basic building blocks of matrimony are mercy, affection and serenity. 📚Quran30:21

*Burning Issue No 2*

Direct & Indirect Torture and Beating of wives

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