The Holy Prophet (PBUH) once said, “Such a woman when her husband sees her; she should please him and
when her husband orders her, she should obey him and she should not adopt a
manner about her chastity and property which should displace her husband” . The Hadith proves the importance of a
husband in the wives’ world, but Islam also tells us the importance and rights
of the wives in the husbands’ lives.
Here are some of the rights taken from a
reliable Islamic studies book:
1. A HUSBAND SHOULD
HELP HIS WIFE IN DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
SOURCE: PINTEREST
2. A HUSBAND SHOULD
SELFLESSLY DEVOTE HIMSELF TOWARDS HIS WIFE, GIVING HER UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
SOURCE: PINTEREST
3. A WIFE HAS THE
RIGHT TO TAKE KHULA (SEPARATION) FROM HER HUSBAND
4. A WOMAN CAN
REMARRY AFTER HER DIVORCE, OR AT THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND
SOURCE: GOOGLE
5. A HUSBAND SHOULD
NOT LACK IN PRAISING THE QUALITIES OF HIS WIFE, IN FRONT OF HER, AND IN FRONT
OF OTHERS
SOURCE: GOOGLE
6. EVERY HUSBAND IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING HIS WIFE WITH FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER
SOURCE: GOOGLE
7. A WIFE CAN SPEND
HER OWN EARNED MONEY WITHOUT TAKING PERMISSION FROM THE HUSBAND OR EVEN TELLING
HIM
SOURCE:GOOGLE
8. WOMEN DO NOT HAVE
TO CHANGE THEIR NAME AFTER MARRIAGE
SOURCE: GOOGLE
9. A WIFE SHOULD BE
SUPPLIED WITH PROPER ARTICLES FOR HER ADORNMENT AND EMBELLISHMENT
SOURCE: GOOGLE
10. A HUSBAND HAS NO
RIGHT TO STOP HIS WIFE FROM VISITING HER PARENTS’ HOUSE OR CLOSE FAMILY, OR TO
KEEP HER AT HOME FOR NO DUE REASON
SOURCE: GOOGLE
11. EVEN THOUGH MEN
SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, THEY ARE CORDIALLY OBLIGED TO HELP
RAISE THE CHILDREN WITH THE WIFE
SOURCE: GOOGLE
Thus proven, Islam gives women enough rights as a religion,
it is then up to us, as men, to further their rights and help them attain
the level of equality they deserve – because it is they who bear much
trouble to make our lives happier and more comfortable.
Words By: Uzma Umer Abbasi
