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 *Today's Husbands*

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بسم الله الرحمان الرجيم

Let us be clear about the disease of neglect you call "correction." For a burnt meal, a delayed dinner, a word of counsel you did not like—you do not strike with your hand, but with your soul. You inflict a silent violence, an emotional desertion that is colder and more cruel than any slap.

Brother,

You are present, yet you are absent. You share a roof, but you build a wall of ice. You provide a home, but you starve the heart of it. A man who uses silence as a weapon is digging a grave for his own marriage. Yes. You believe your withdrawal is a lesson, but in truth, you are teaching your wife to live without you😃.

Allah (swt) says in the Qur'an:

“And live with them in kindness.” 📚(An-Nisa, 4:19)

Is this your definition of living? Is this your interpretation of kindness? The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was a man of impeccable character, of smiles and gentle counsel. Yes. He never turned his back on Nana Khadijah, never gave Nana Aisha the silent treatment for a mistake, never abandoned Nana Hafsah for speaking her mind. You are following a script written by your own pride, not the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh).

Brother,

Neglect is the rust of the heart; it corrodes love until only the hollow shell of a marriage remains. You are withholding the very mercy (Rahmah) that Allah placed between you.

To abandon your wife emotionally is to leave a fertile garden to wither. You are the one entrusted with its care, yet you withhold the water of companionship and the sunlight of affection. A tree that provides no shade is only fit for the fire😃.

What will you be on the Day of Judgment—a day when every soul will be held to account, your wife will not complain of a burnt meal, but of a burnt heart. She will stand before Allah (swt), the Most Just, with her rights against you. She will testify to the loneliness you imposed, the coldness you cultivated, the emotional support you withheld. On that Day, your silent treatment will become a deafening testimony against you. Your excuses will vanish like mirages, and you will be left with the ledger of your neglect.

Brother,

Mend what you have broken. Yes. Replace coldness with compassion, and silence with gentle speech.

This reminds me,

One evening, Ismail came home.....

To be continued