A Final Word The Prophet said, what translated means All of my nation (Ummah) will enter Paradise except those who refuse. When he was asked to identify those who refuse, he said, Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys me will (be the one who) refuse. [Al-Bukhari]. A good, righteous Muslim woman seeks the pleasure of Allah more than anything else. She tries her best to acquire the qualities of a good wife, found in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. Total obedience to Allah and adherence to the Sunnah of His Messenger, is the most important of those qualities. Allah has decreed that the husband is the head of the Muslim family, Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend (to support them) from their means. [4:34]. Ibn Katheer said, The man is the womans protector, supervisor and head of the family. To emphasize this even more, the Prophet said, what translated means, If I were to order anyone to bow down (make Sujood) to other than Allah, I would order the wife to do so for her husband. By the One Who owns the soul of Mohammad, if a wife does not fulfill her obligations towards her husband, then she will not have fulfilled her obligations towards Allah. [Ahmad]. Ibn Taimiyah said in AI-Fatawa, The righteous woman is the one who consistently obeys her husband. Her obligation to her husband come second only after her obligation to Allah. Therefore, every Muslim woman should seek to attain, in herself, the qualities of a good wife, by obeying Allah and His Prophet, a path that will lead to entering paradise. Also, if Muslim wives implement these qualities, then their marriage will be full of happiness. The best of advice to every Muslim woman is to avoid the ways of the Kuffar. The Kuffar do not build their families on religion, but on their desires. They ignore the basic differences between men and women and treat them as equals in every regard. In Islam, men and women have different roles. More duties are assigned to men, while woman have more influence in the way their children are raised. A Muslim woman spends much more time with the children than her husband does. If families are not built on the way that Allah ordained, then misery, and later, divorce, will be the result. Allah will bless such a marriage where both the husband and the wife obey Him and fulfill their obligations towards each other. He said, what translated means, It is not for a believer man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decivion. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed in a lain error! [33:36]. Khadeejah, the wife of the Prophet, ranked high among the Muslim women of all time, This was a result of her unwavering support of her best of husbands. She believed in him, offered him emotional and financial support, and reassured him in times of worry. Allah has granted her Paradise for this crucial role she played in the life of the Prophet, and hence, in the life of every Muslim. The Prophet treasured her memory and kept relations with her friends long after her death. Allah has granted her the position of being the mother of all the decedents of the Prophet of Allah. All Muslim women should benefit from the example of Khadeejah, that they may reach her status among the righteous women in Paradise.
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 10:32:02 +0000