Attributes of the righteous wife by shaykh abdur razzaq ibn abdul muhsin al abbaad

/ Sluvkh XbdurRazzaqlbn Abdul Muhsin Al-Abbaad

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Table ofContents
I
AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION...................................................4
FROM THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE RIGHTEOUS WIFE
IN SURAH AN-NISAA............................................................14
BEWARE OF THE CURSED DEVIL.................................24
MAKE YOU HUSBAND HAPPY WHEN HE LOOKS AT
YOU...........................................................................................29
A HADEETH ABOUT THE BEST OF WOMEN............ 36
AVOID NEGLECTING HIS RIGHTS.................................46
DON’T BURDEN YOUR HUSBAND WITH MORE
THAN HE CAN AFFORD...................................................... 48
DON'T BE UNGRATEFUL TO YOUR HUSBAND........ 51
RESPECT YOUR HUSBAND AND KNOW HIS VALUE
..................................................................................................... 54
BE JUST BETWEEN YOUR CHILDREN.......................... 57
STAY IN YOUR HOUSE...........................................................58
DON’T SPREAD HIS SECRETS........................................... 59
END..............................................................................................62
APPENDIX A: THE STATUS OF THE WOMAN IN
ISLAM.......................................................................................... 64
APPENDIX B: THE RULING OF THE HUSBAND WHO
REFUSES TO CLAIM HIS CHILD AND FULFILL HIS
WIFE'S RIGHTS.................................................................... 72

4 | AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION
AUTHOR S INTRODUCTION
Verily, all praises belong and are due to Allaah.
We seek His aid, beg Him for forgiveness and
repent unto Him. We seek refuge in Allaah from
the evils of our souls and from the evils of our
misdeeds.
Whomsoever Allaah guides there is none who
can misguide him, and whosoever Allaah
misguides there is none who can guide him.
I bear witness and testify that there is no deity
worthy of worship but Allaah, alone, without any
partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is
His slave and messenger. May Allaah extol upon
him and all of his family members and
companions prayers and salutations.
To proceed...
The topic of this book, “Attributes of the
Righteous Wife”, isn't just for the young woman
looking forward to marriage and wants to know
about the attributes of a good wife in order to
adom herself with those attributes and prepare
herself to implement and perfect them.
ATTRIBUTES OF THE RIGHTEOUS WIFE | 5
Nor is it merely addressed to the married woman
who has already chosen these righteous
attributes and wishes to persevere and continue
to practice them. Nor is it only for the married
woman who fails to fulfill these attributes and
falls short in them in order for her to fix herself
and rectify her marital life. Rather it is
an address and a reminder much more general
than all of this.
It is a reminder for the father who wants
his daughters as well as any other women under
his guardianship to have a good upbringing,
an honorable life and an entrance into marital
life according to what Allaah and His Messenger
have intended.
This treatise will hopefully aid him in reminding
these young women of the legislative guidelines
and necessary characteristics that the young
Muslim woman must be cultivated upon and
look after.
This treatise is also a reminder for the mother
who is the shepherd of her home, the one
responsible for her daughters as their instructor,
for surely most women grow up practicing that
which they saw and heard their mothers doing.
It is also a reminder for the callers to Allaah to
look after this affair, to place importance on this
matter and to strive very hard in spreading these
virtuous attributes,

6 I AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION
commendable characteristics and blessed traits
in order that these attributes will become
inseparable for our daughters and women in the
society offaith and lands of the faithful.
Especially since we live in a time in which a total
war has been waged against the woman, the
likes of which is un-known in all of history.
There are countless tactics and platforms for
this war which aims at doing away with the
chastity, nobility, perfection, adornment, beauty,
faith, character and virtue of the woman.
In the past, the only way pervasive calls, biased
desires and degenerated views could reach a
woman was through a handful of television
stations, or if she had an evil girlfriend,
etc....This was the only way evil practices would
reach her.
As for today, then the filth and corruption of
the entire world reaches her while she sits in the
comfort of her own home without having to
leave.
She can sit in her bedroom in front of the
television or surf the net, or read tabloid
magazines, and every type of evil and corruption
can reach her heart and mind.
So in order for her to be righteous, chaste,
religious and devout to Allaah, the Sublime and
ATTRIBUTES OF THE RIGHTEOUS WIFE I 7
Exalted, she needs to shut all doors of evil, cut
off all pathways of vice, and lock all entrances of
corruption.
Furthermore, this is also a huge responsibility
upon the men that Allaah has placed in charge
of her [such as her father, husband, brother,
etc...]. Hence, this major affair requires that a
great deal of importance is displayed to it and
that it is properly looked after.
I say: In the shade of our current condition,
along with a lack reminding and the small
number of those who remind the people about
the attributes of Emaan, the virtuous qualities
and fine characteristics that the woman should
adorn herself with, there has appeared a lot of
weakness and feebleness amongst many
women, and it has become widespread among
them the lack of shyness, and all other types of
negligence.
To proceed:
This will be a brief lecture on the attributes of
the righteous wife. I ask Allaah, the Ever-
Generous, the Lord of the Magnificent Throne, to
allow it to be good and beneficial, and to allow it
to be a key to good and to close the doors of evil.
1 ask Him to allow it to be a means of guidance
for the hearts and rectification for the souls, a

81AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION
connection to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds, in
order to achieve His good pleasure and to obtain
that which He loves, the Sublime and Exalted,
and to help in staying far away from all that
angers and displeases Him, the Exalted.
1 say-and in Allaah 1 seek help-:
When we speak about the attributes of the
righteous wife and righteousness, it is necessary
that we forget not about the major principle of
this topic which is the foundation and basis of
obtaining righteousness. This principle is the
reality that righteousness cannot be obtained
except through two means:
The first: Divine inspiration from Allaah, the
Sublime and Exalted, His guidance, aid and
facilitation.
Hence, Allaah is the Guide and He, alone, is the
One Who gives success, and all affairs are only
in the hand of Allaah, the Exalted. He, the
Sublime, says,
ATTRIBUTES OF THE RIGHTEOUS WIFE / 9
astray, for him you will find no wali
to lead him. ” 1
Allaah, the Exalted, also says,
“Allaah calls to the Abode of Peace and
guides whom He wills to a straight
path.”2
Thus, all guidance, righteousness and success
lies in the hands of Allaah. Whatever He wills
shall take place and whatever He doesn’t will
shall not take place; and there is neither might
nor strength except in Allaah, the Most High, the
Most-Great.
The second: By a person striving and exerting
all of his efforts and energy in obtaining
righteousness by seeking it through its proper
means.
The Prophet has mentioned both of
these points when he said in an
authentic hadeeth:
“He whom Allaah guides, he is the
rightly guided; but he whom He sends
1 Surah al-Kahf [18:17]
2 Surah Yunus [10:25]

”Be diligent upon that which
beneficial for you and seek help
Allaah.” 3
3 Collected by Muslim (no. 2664).
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“Be diligent upon that which
beneficial for you...”
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is
Therefore, it is a must that the one who wishes
to remind the people about righteousness
and rectification to rely on the Book of Allaah
and the Sunnah of His Noble Messenger
).
As for the proof for this from the Qur'an, then it
is the saying of His, the Exalted,
By exerting all beneficial means and helpful
reasons with which righteousness and guidance
may be obtained.
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“Verily, this Qur'an guides to that which
is most straight and most correct.” 4
As for the Sunnah and the guidance of the Noble
’’And seek help in Allaah.”
In other words, rely on Him, put your trust in
Allaah, seeking from Him his aid, hoping that He
gives you divine success, makes you firm and
assists you in obtaining righteousness. Hence,
this is a major principle that entails all good.
There is another important principle that we
must bring to your attention being:
The foundation of righteousness, the origin
of knowing of it and the path of reaching it is the
Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Prophet
Prophet then he (£!£&£$$) says,
4 -oil
”1 leave you with two things with which
you will never go astray after me: the
Book of the Allah and my Sunnah.” 5
So accordingly, the topic of our lecture will be:
4 Surah al-Isra' [17:9]
s Collected by al-Hakim (1/172) on the authority of
Abu Hurayrah, radiyallahu anhu, and al-Albani declared it to
be authentic in "Sahih al-Jami'" (no. 2937).

12 | AUTHOR S INTRODUCTION
Attributes of the Righteous Wife in Light of
the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His
Messenger (.
Moreover, every attribute that we mention in our
talk will be supported and backed up with its
proof and evidence from the Book of Allaah and
or the Sunnah of His Messenger
A Third Principle:
Which is a basis upon which all acts of
obedience, deeds of virtue and perfection are
based, this principle is: The fulfillment and
execution of the taqwa of Allaah, the Sublime
and Exalted.
For surely, it is the peak of all virtues, the
spring-head of all good, and the origin of all
happiness in this life and the Hereafter.
Moreover, it is incumbent upon the Muslim
woman to understand that her adherence to the
etiquettes of the Islamic Legislature and
adorning herself with the virtuous attributes is
an act of worship and a means of seeking
nearness to Allaah, which brings about His good
pleasure and reward.
She must also realize that by her falling short in
adhering to those etiquettes and attributes it
will cause her to miss out on obtaining Allaah’s
good pleasure and reward, according to how
much she falls short in her adherence, and we
will mention more of this - insha- Allaah- in its
proper place in the lecture.

14 FROM THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE
I RIGHTEOUS WIFE IN SURAH AN-NISAA
FROM THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE
RIGHTEOUS WIFE IN SURAH AN-NISAA
The very first thing that I will start off with is
what is mentioned in surah-Nisaa regarding the
attributes of the righteous wife:
Allaah, the Blessed and Exalted, says,
“Therefore the righteous women are
devoutly obedient and guard in their
husband's absence because of what
Allaah has guarded.” 6
Allaah has guarded.
This section of the verse has mentioned
a comprehensive description of the righteous
wife and displayed the characteristics of the
pious woman.
This blessed, noble text has proven to us that
the righteous wife is the woman who combines
between two main attributes:
The first: One that pertains to her relationship
with her Lord. 1
The Second: One that pertains to her
relationship with her spouse.
As for the relationship between her and her
Lord: Then it is the part that says,
...devoutly obedient... Al-Qunut is being
constant upon the obedience of Allaah and
strictly guarding His worship, to adhere to His
obedience, and to take care of the obligations
and mandatory acts of Islaam. It is to avoid
neglecting and or wasting them. Thus, all of this
is included in the saying His, the Sublime and
Exalted,
...devoutly obedient...
The Second Aspect: Is in the part of the verse
that says,
"...and guard in their husband's absence
because of what”
6 Surah an-Nisaa (4:34)

ATTRIBUTES OF THE RIGHTEOUS WIFE | l7
16
In other words, the woman that guards the
rights of her husband in his absence, and
similarly is the case in his presence. She guards
his wealth, his bed, his rights and his
obligations,
...and guard in their husband's absence.
Moreover, all of this guarding and protecting is
only from the divine success of Allaah, the
Sublime and Exalted, His aid and facilitation.
For this reason He said,
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...and guard in their husband's absence
because of what Allaah has guarded.”
Meaning, this is not because something she
deserves, or because of her intelligence or hard
work, but only because of Allaah’s divine
inspiration, aid and facilitation of those acts.
This reminds us of what I previously mentioned
with regards to the reality that righteousness
and piety can only occur by Allaah’s aid and
ease.
verse that
Also, included in the part of the
says,
...devoutly obedient... Is the women's
protection and guarding of the obligatory acts of
Islam and the incumbent things in the Religion.
There are several ahadith of the Prophet
that have this very same meaning.
From them is the hadith that is collected by
Ibn Hibban in his "Saheeh" 7 on the authority of
Abu Hurayrah, radiyallahu 'anhu, that, the
Prophet said,
7 (no. 4163) and al-Albani declared it to be hasan in "Sahih at-
Targhib" (no. 1931).
8 (no. 1661).
y i Lac~»LL> j <. I g .1 ol^ L Jl c—L131
’’If a woman offers her five daily prayers,
fasts the month of Ramadan, guards her
chastity and obeys her spouse, she will
be allowed to enter Paradise through any
gate she wishes.”
Imam Ahmad has also collected in his
“Musnad”8 on the authority of 'Abdur-Rahman

18 | FROM THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE
| RIGHTEOUS WIFE IN SURAH AN-NISAA attributes of the righteous wife
Ibn 'Auf, radiyallahu 'anhu, that, the
said,
prophet
attributes, to place a great deal of importance on
them, and to be consistent upon performing
them?
To guard her prayers, guard her fasting, guard
her chastity, guard the rights of her husband in
order for her to obtain this blessed promise and
this plentiful good, and for it to be said to her on
the Day of Judgment,
”If a woman offers her five daily prayers,
chastity and obeys her husband it will
be said to her, 'Enter Paradise through
any gate you please.”
So congratulations to the Muslim woman for
receiving this noble promise and virtue that
Allaah, the Sublime and Exalted, has given her.
Just four actions that the Muslim woman can
count on one hand, not two hands, but just one
hand, four acts that if she guards them, it will
be said to her on the Day of Judgment,
"Enter Paradise through any gate you
please.”
Isn't it befitting for the woman who is sincere
and truthful to herself to look after these
"Enter Paradise through any gate you
please.”
The foundation of a woman being righteous is
her righteousness with her Lord, her perfection
of His obedience and seeking closeness to Him,
along with being constant upon all of that.
For indeed, this righteousness and uprightness
is the secret behind her happiness and bliss.
The secret behind her Tawfeeq in her entire life-
and included in that is her marital life-, the
secret behind the forthrightness of her children
and offspring, and the secret behind her having
a blessed, pleasant life.
For this reason it is extremely important for the
woman who wants good for herself, and for those
fathers who want good for their daughters to
raise them upon righteousness, uprightness and

20 | FROM THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE
| RIGHTEOUS WIFE IN SURAH AN-NISAA
guarding their worship. They must raise their
daughters upon looking after the incumbent acts
of Islam, especially the five daily prayers, fasting
the month of Ramadan, and staying far away
from everything that will affect their chastity and
nobility. This is what is mentioned in
this hadeeth, being the saying of the Prophet
”... guards her chastity...” For a woman to
guard her chastity requires that she and her
guardian cut off all means and doors that
will lead to corruption, evil and sin; and refuge is
sought in Allaah.
This is a major issue for the woman who wants
good for herself to raise herself thereupon. She
has to strictly guard the obedience, worship and
seeking closeness to Allah, the Sublime and
Exalted, with that which pleases Him, from
correct statements and righteous actions.
Then, if Allaah blesses her with an honorable
and compatible spouse, she should fear Allaah
regarding him from the very beginning of their
marriage.
This requires us to point to a v
matter that has become very
ry dangerous
Popular
widespread which is: wastefulness and
extravagance on the wedding night, and going
overboard on the costs and expenses of
the actual wedding; this is a matter that is very
serious and its harm can be quite formidable.
When many women are about to get married
they only focus on material things and only
place importance on being like their relatives
and girlfriends. Some of them say, 'So and so
did this', and, 'So and so got married like that,
etc...
Once they look at things like this, they fall
into extravagance and wastefulness. They waste
and throw away so much money and wealth
along with countless other impermissible deeds
and evil acts. Hence, this preface to their
marriages is a reason behind the lack of
blessings and goodness in the future of their
marriages. This is exactly opposite to the case of
the woman who is far away from those vices and
her family avoids extravagance, sins and acts of
disobedience, then here will there be blessings
and goodness.
For this reason it states in the authentic
hadeeth that has been collected by Abu Dawud
in his "Sunan"9 on the authority of 'Uqbah Ibn
' (no. 2117) and al-Albani declared it t„ r
Saheehah” (no. 1842). 1 t0 authentic in “As-

Aamir, radiyallahu anhu, that, the Prophet
() said,
bleSsings of Allaah being snatched away, and
rtfuge is sou§ht in Him-
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"The best marriage is the easiest."
It states in another hadeeth:
"The women who have the most
blessings are those who are the easiest
to look after." ,o
For this reason it is necessary upon the woman.
her father and mother to make it their gpal unh
regards to marriage to make things easy and nor
difficult, to keep things humble and simple. and
to avoid being
wasteful spendthrift
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* is something that
has a direct effect on marital life. both positnt
and negative
But if there is extravagance and uostefulnrss,
and sins and acts of disobedient e. then thesc
are from the greatest reasons behind the
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24 | BEWARE OF THE CURSED DEVIL
BEWARE OF THE CURSED DEVIL
From the attributes of the righteous wife is to
beware of the accursed Devil whose goal in this
life is to make corruption, to spoil the religion,
character, mutual dealings, living,
brotherhood/sisterhood and everything that is
good and wholesome. For this goal he sends
out his soldiers and stoops every day.
”So the one who is nearest to him in
station being the one who can cause the
greatest temptation.”
Meaning, the closet to him is the one who
makes the greatest trial between the people.
’’...one of them comes...”
I would now like you to ponder with me on
the hadeeth that can be found in "Sahih
Muslim" X1, on the authority of Jabir,
radiyallahu 'anhuma, who reported that,
Prophet said,
l~-—*——i (•—J <• 11 .<a j j. J <jl
In other words, one of the members of his army.
’’Iblis sets his throne on the water, then
sends forth his troops.”
Meaning, his armies and detachments to cause
trouble.
’’One of them comes and says, 'I have
done such and such,' but he replies, 'You
have done nothing,' Then one of them
comes and says, 'I did not leave him
until I separated him from his wife.' He
then brings him near to himself...”
Meaning, Iblis brings this one close to himself.
>> (no. 2813).

"...saying, What a fine fellow you are!’”
Amash [one of the reporters in the chain
of narration] said he believes he
said, "Then he embraces him.” 12
In other words he draws him near and embraces
him because he separated a man from his wife.
The righteous wife needs to correctly understand
this issue and realize this reality. Both her and
her husband must know that there is a hidden
enemy that sees you, but you cannot see him.
He walks with you like blood flows through your
veins. He whispers, incites, plots and plans. He
does all of these things and you cannot see him.
He casts in both of your hearts evil whispers and
doubts until the point that there is hatred and
enmity. Similarly he has several paths
and methods.
For this reason the Sunnah has encouraged us
to protect ourselves from the Devil when we
enter our homes, go to our wives, eat our meals
and become angry.
In every single matter and affair you need
protection from Shaytan so that he won't join
you in what Allaah has provided you with such
as your family, your household and
children. y ur
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ATTRIBUTES of the righteous wife
Therefore, a person is in need of protecting
himself with the blessed supplications, the Noble
Qur'an, the reported invocations, and strictly
guarding the obedience of Allaah, the Sublime
and Exalted.
Thus from the attributes of the righteous wife is
to be weaiy from the plots of the Devil and from
his whisperings, incitements and what he casts
into the people's souls, which whenever a person
listens and pays them attention will end up
being afflicted with the corruption of his family
and destruction of his marital life.
How many families and households have split
up and they couldn't get back together because
of listening to the Devil and following him and
his whisperings?
Only if each of them had made themselves far
and remote from him and sought refuge in Allah
from the Accursed Devil, none of those things
would have happened nor would they have split
up. How many homes have become separated
because of obeying the Devil?
Afterwards this trouble making demon goes to
Iblis to take his place and station with him
because of the trouble that he caused when he
separated a man and his wife.

Here there is something very important to pay
attention to which is: This hidden enemy who
sees you and you cannot see him has extensive
experience and endless practice.
Nowadays, when people discuss different
companies and their experience, the longest of
most of their experience doesn't exceed fifty or
sixty years. But the experience of Iblis goes
beyond thousands of years.
How many people have entered their graves
and were captives of the call of the Cursed Devil
and slaves of the effects of his corruption and
deviation?
For this reason the Muslim Home needs to
protect and guard itself, and make itself remote
from the Cursed Devil.
make you husband happy when
HE LOOKS AT YOU
make your husband happy when he looks at
you. The righteous wife should be pleasing to
her husband in her looks, her appearance, and
her clothes. She should make herself
accustomed to obeying him and answering his
requests without any pride, arrogance or
haughty refusal.
Regarding this we should all reflect on the
hadeeth of the Prophet () which is
collected in the Sunan of an- Nasaai’ee13 on the
13 (no. 3231), and al-Albani declared it to be authentic in "As-
Saheehah" (no. 1838).
authority of Abu Hurayrah, radiyallahu 'anhu,
who reported that the Messenger of Allaah
was once asked which woman is best?
He replied,
<, piJ
’’The one who pleases [her husband]
when he looks at her, obeys him when he
gives a command, and does not go
against his wishes regarding herself or

30 I MAKE YOU HUSBAND HAPPY
I LOOKS AT YOU WHEN HE
property by doing anything of which he
disapproves.”
So these are her attributes regarding her
outward appearance and looks.
ATTRIBUTES of the RIGHTEOUS WIFE I 31
these attributes?! What love will he have for her
and this is what she does with him?
This is a clear proof of the stupidity of these
women regarding perfecting their marriages and
lifting the bar of their love lives.
She should place a great deal of importance on
her looks and on her appearance in front of him
every time he is in her presence. She must
respect and act upon his orders and requests,
and this should be something that she keeps on
her mind all of the time.
From the things which are very sad is that there
are many women who don’t have a clue a
dressing up and making themselves look p y
unless they want to leave the home to go
party or a gathering.
As for her husband, then when he comes home
he finds her wearing shabby clothes, not
smelling nice, her hair undone, and other
attributes which hinder and cut him off from
having any desire for her.
Then he is shocked when he realizes that every
time she wants to leave the home she has to get
dressed up and he isn't even worth one tenth of
her efforts.
Atop of all of this is the fact that there are many
other women who hardly listen to their
husbands and answer their requests. Some
women always fuss and complain about their
husbands. Consequently, she brings on her
home a miserable, hard life, a life full of stress
and worry, and she is the one who is
harming her own self.
The Prophet says in the hadeeth that
is collected in ’’Sahih Muslim” 14 on the
authority of Jabir, radiyallahu 'anhuma,
’’When one you returns at night from a
journey, he should not go to his family.”
Meaning, don't pop up and surprise her at
night. Why not?
So let s ask the question, what desire win u-
heart be filled with for a women with the Ik ”1S
(no. 715).

:01 HUSBAND HAPPY WHEN HF
LOOKS AT YOU
“In order that the woman with untidy
hair may comb it and the woman whose
husband has been away may shave
her private hairs.” (i.e. to get ready for
her husband).” 5
Here is a very important point for the woman to
pay attention to, being: She should meet her
spouse in the cleanest, neatest and most
beautiful fashion,
especially if he's returning from being away or
a coming back from a journey
This is something that requires for her to
prepare herself and be ready even with regards
to straightening up the house, just .is it is
reported that the Mother of the Believe;.'.
Aishah, radiyallahu anha, said, 'The Messenger
of Allaah ( j^| once returned
from travelling and I had pul up a figured
curtain of mines minclrssly forgetting about the
figures. When the Messenger of .
saw it he took it down and said,
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"The people who will have the most
severe punishment of the Day of
Judgment are those who wish to imitate
the creation of Allaah."
Aishah said. ‘So we turned it into one or
two pillows.’ ’•
Why did she put up that curtain’ Because
she wanted when the Prophet ( -j—I entered
h» home to find it (their house) and his wife in
the finest of fashions
So «e benefit from this hadith (hat it is
tworssan for (hr wife to prrpare the house just
as she should prepare herself io greet her
spout
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34 ! MAKE YOU HUSBAND HAPPY WHENHF
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not going to meet Allaah, the Sublime and
Exalted, and He won't bring her to account for
these deeds and acts.
"Shall I not inform you about your wives
in Paradise?”
Meaning, the wife that has become qualified to
be from the people of Paradise because of her
praised attributes and blessed character. He
then said,
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"Every affectionate, fertile woman, that
whenever she becomes angry, or is
treated badly, or when her husband
becomes angry says, ’This is my hand
that I place in your hand, I will not sleep
until you are pleased with me.’”
Meaning, I won’t close my eyes and sleep until
you are happy with me.
It is very unfortunate that there are some
women who don’t care if their husbands go to
sleep one, two or three nights, or maybe even a
week or a month, and he is angry with her as if
this doesn’t concern her at all! As if she is

36 A HADEETH ABOUT THE BEST OF
WOMEN ATTRIBUTES OF THE RIGHTEOUS WIFE | 37
A HADEETH ABOUT THE BEST OF
WOMEN
So look at these attributes of the righteous wife:
From the attributes of the righteous wife is that
which is mentioned in the “Sunan” of al-Bayhaqi
18 on the authority of Udhaynah as-Sadafi who
reported that the Messenger of Allaah
said,
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X!
’’The best of your women are those
women who are extremely affectionate
and very fertile, those women who are
gentle and comforting, if they fear
Ai|?ah. The worst of your women
are those women who do not cover and
are vain and conceited; and they are the
female hypocrites. The number of them
who will enter Paradise is like that of the
white-legged crow.”
i» (7/32) a
SahcchaK u ’^lbani declared it to be authentic in -As.
”A1-Wadud” This is a noble attribute and
praiseworthy characteristic in the righteous
woman and the blessed wife which is that she is
affectionate, and the most deserving person of
this is affection is her husband. She should
endear herself to her husband and grab his
feelings and emotions with her sweet and
pleasant words, her good affection towards
him in her dealings with him, and in her
appearance.
Hence, you can show your husband love and
affection with your speech, your outward
appearance, your disposition, your actions and
your character.
kid
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”Al-WaludM In other words, fertile, and this is
another praiseworthy characteristic in a woman
which makes her from the best of women.
If a woman has been afflicted with an illness
that prevents her from having children, then this
won't harm her because it isn't from something
that she did wrong or fell short in, so Allaah will

38 : A HADEETH ABOUT THE BEST or
! WOMEN
not take her to account for it, and it Won.t harm
her nor conflict with her righteousness
As for if she is very fertile and she prevents
herself from bearing children then this is
harmful to her, and indeed the Prophet
(<O^) said,
‘ App1 APp1
’’Marry affectionate and fertile women,
for surely, on the Day of Judgment I will
brag and boast about your numbers.” 19
'« Collected by Ahmad (no. 16113) from th
Anas, radiyallahu anhu, and al-Albani deci-6 j'adeeth of
authentic in “AV Irwaa” (no 1784). are<^ it to
So therefore, that which is necessary for the
woman to do is to strive from the very first day
to have children and to do what she can to be a
reason in that. She should try her best in raising
and looking after them. She should hope to be a
reason behind there being righteous children
and rectifying callers to Allaah in the society.
From the very beginning of her marriage she
should hope for this and say to herself: ‘Perhaps
Allaah will honor me with children who will be
from the Imams of guidance or the scholars of
attributes of the righteous WIFE I 39
the Muslims, or the callers to good.’ Thus the
reward will be written for her because of this
great intention of hers and all of the care and
efforts that follows it.
”A1-Muwatiah” In other words, the woman who
isnt harsh and rigid, rather she is gentle and
soft. She hears and obeys. She answers and she
isnt haughty or arrogant. She isn't too big for
her spouse nor does she give him discord and
or problems.
”A1-Muwasiyah” Meaning, the woman who
consoles and comforts her husband, the woman
who stands by the side of her husband and aids
him upon good, the obedience of Allaah, and all
that entails bliss and success.
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”If they fear Allaah.” In other words, these
attributes are only beneficial to the woman if she
fears Allaah, the Sublime and Exalted. If
she was affectionate, fertile, gentle and
consoling, but she only wanted the Dunya with

ATTRIBUTES of the righteous WIFE | 41
40 A HADEETH ABOUT THE BEST OR
| WOMEN
these traits, and she didn't fear Allaah, these
attributes won’t benefit her at the least.
Instead they will only benefit her if she has them
and seeks with them the good pleasure of Allaah,
the Sublime, and uses them in her struggle to
perfect her fear of Him. He then said,
behind not veiling and conceit. The woman
ffho doesn’t veil, adorns herself and puts on
perfume isn't going to the market place in the
manner of a humble hand maiden of Allaah, the
Exalted. Rather she's leaving in pride and
conceit in every aspect, from her appearance to
her attitude. Thus there is a connection
between pride and uncovering, just as there is a
connection between modesty [wearing hijab] and
shyness.
’’The worst of your women are those
women who do not cover...”
In other words, the woman that uncovers her
charms and leaves her house with her
adornments showing. She goes outside wearing
perfume and jewelry, and beautifies heise in
order to be used as a tool of the Devil to
corrupt the society.
The woman who leaves her home in this manner
is only in reality leaving as a one of the foot
soldiers of Iblis and as one of his stoops to cause
mischief, spread turmoil and stir up unlawful
sex and illicit deeds amongst those who Believe.
He then said,
The modest woman is overflowing with shyness
and her heart is full of it, in contrast to the
uncovered woman who has tossed away the
garment of shyness and put on in its place the
garment of pride, conceit, self-deception
and arrogance, which brings on her harm in her
martial life; rather, in her entire life.
For this reason did the Prophet
describe the women that are like this as the
evilest of women by saying,
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"...vain and conceited...” This is from
which is pride, and there is a binding conceit
relation
"The worst of your women are those
women who do not cover and are vain

42 , A HADEETH ABOUT THE BEST OF
j WOMEN
and conceited; and they are the
Meaning, the crow that has traces of white in its
wings and its legs. And when do you ever see a
crow like this among all black crows? This is
extremely rare; rather, in most cases, all of the
crows that you see are jet black in all parts
of their bodies. Thus the saying of the Prophet
|T oN'i
”The number of them who will enter
Paradise is like that of the white-legged
crow.”
Is an indirect expression for the small number of
women who will enter Paradise from amongst
these women, because this attribute among
crows is extremely rare. Just like this hadeeth is
the hadeeth in which he says,
attributes of the RIGHTEOUS WIFE I 43
”0 assembly of women! Give charity and
make abundant Istighfaar, for surely I
have been showed that you are
the majority of the people of the Fire.”
Why did he see that the majority people of the
Fire are women? When you look into the
attributes that have been mentioned in the
Sunnah they are pertaining to the attributes of
the evil doers, the people of the Fire, you
find many women who just don't care about that
as if there won't be a day in which they will meet
Allaah and He won’t bring them to reckoning for
that. Perhaps the hadeeth reaches her and she
knows right from wrong but her only concern is
fulfilling her desires and wishes.
There are countless ahadith from the Prophet
in which certain traits and the woman
that have them are blamed and condemned.
From them is the hadeeth that has
been narrated by Ibn 'Umar, radiyallahu
'anhuma, who said,
"The Prophet () cursed the
woman who extends her hair and the one
who extends it for her, and he also

| WOMEN
cursed the woman who gets a tattoo and
the one who gives her the tattoo.”
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas, radiyallahu 'anhuma,
cd < ■ : XJI J <■ *
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'L
"The Prophet cursed the men
who imitate women and the women
imitate men."
Also,
’’The Prophet () cursed masculine
acting women.”
But despite these ahadith and others that have
been mentioned regarding a woman being
cursed for specific traits and characteristics, you
find many women who hear the curse and
banishment from Allaah’s mercy and won't even
care, as if she's not going to stand in front of
Allaah, the Sublime and Exalted, and that H-
won t ask her. As if she's not going to be put into
the ground and covered with dirt one day, and
then travel towards all types of horrifying things
the likes ofwhich we haven't seen.
She is heedless from all of this and she has no
concern except to dress up and adorn herself
even if what she is doing is disobedience to
Allaah, opposition to His commands, and from
the things which bring about His anger and
abhorrence.
Therefore, there are many characteristics and
blame worthy actions which have been clarified
in the Sunnah regarding women. So let the
righteous woman be weary and cautious from
them.
Furthermore, for the woman to know these
things is only for purpose of being cautious and
avoiding them in manner in which a poet once
said, “I learned about evil not just to know
about evil, but however, to avoid it. And
whoever from mankind is unaware of evil will
surely fall into it.”

46 | AVOID NEGLECTING HIS RIGHTS
AVOID NEGLECTING HIS RIGHTS
attributes of the righteous wife 147
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From the attributes of the righteous wife is for
her not to fall behind and neglect the rights of
her husband, and to exert herself in his service.
Let us all reflect on what an-Nasaai'ee has
collected in "Al- Sunan al-Kubra” 20 from
Husayn Ibn Mihsan, on the
authority of one of his aunts who reported that
she went to the Messenger of Allaah
for a need of hers and when he was done
speaking to her he asked her,
"Look at where you stand with him, for
he is either your paradise or your fire.”
When does the husband become for his wife a
paradise, and when does he become for her a
fire? Here it is binding upon the woman to
understand this reality and to realize this great
matter which is,
"Where do you stand with him.”
”Do you have a husband?
She replied, ‘Yes.’ He then asked her,
”So how are you with him?”
She replied, ‘I don't spare any efforts to please
him except for what I cannot do.’ He said
finally:
Upon you are obligations. You are a hand
maiden of Allaah. There is certainly a paradise
and a fire, and Allaah has ordered you and made
incumbent upon you these rights with regards to
your husband. So fulfill them and carry them
out in the most complete and perfect
manner out of obedience to Allaah, and seeking
His good pleasure, the Sublime and Exalted, and
ask Allaah for that which is for you:
"...for he is either your paradise or your
fire.”
(no.
“As-
” (no 8913) and it has also been collected hv su
19003), and al-Albam declared it tn k. Ty Ahn>ad
Saheehah’ (no 2612). e authentic in

WITH
48 DON'T BURDEN YOUR HUSBAND
MORE THAN HE CAN AFFORD
DON T BURDEN YOUR HUSBAND WITH
From the attributes of the righteous wife is not
to burden your husband in spending and avoid
being a wasteful spendthrift in your home.
Rather, you must be balanced and respect the
wealth ofyour husband.
“And those who, when they spend, are
neither extravagant nor stingy, hut hoi
a medium way between those two
extremes.” 21
4' Surah al-Furqan |25:67J
” Collected by Ibn Khuzaymah m "At-Tauhid" Inn „o,
Albani declared it to be authentic As-Saheehah < 87) and al-
Muslim has collected the story of the short wome„791<' and
from the narration of Abu Sa id. "omen (no 2252)
With regards to this we must also ponder on
what has been reported by Abu Sa'id or Jabir 22,
that the Prophet () gave a lengthily
sermon in which he mentioned the affairs of the
worldly life and the hereafter and also said,
Tie ref first reason behind the
destruction of the Children of Israel was
that there was a woman who was married
to a poor man and she used to burden
him to buy her the clothes or the jewelry
that a wealthy man could afford. He
went on to mention that there was a
very short woman who took a pair of
wooden shoes and a hollow gold ring and
then filled it with musk. So she went
out with two tall -or two large- women
and they [the men of Banu Israel] sent a
man to follow them. So the man
recognized the two tall women but not
the one who was wearing the wooden
shoes.”
So the beginning of the destruction of the
children of Israel was because a woman used to
burden her husband to buy her the clothing and
jewelry that a wealthy man could afford.
Then look at what this short woman did, and at
what her actions included of wastefulness,
lavishness, squandering of wealth, deception
and not being content with what Allaah, the
Sublime and Exalted, gave her.
How close is the resemblance between that
woman and those women that wear high heel
shoes today!

50 DON T BURDEN YOUR HUSBAND WITH
The Permanent Committee of Scholars have
issued a fatwa regarding the ruling of wearing
high heel shoes [outside of the house] that
states: “Wearing high-heels is impermissible
because they put a woman in danger of falling
down, and the Muslim has been commanded to
avoid dangerous things. From the evidences
that state this is the saying of his, the Exalted,
pON’T BE UNGRATEFUL TO YOUR
HUSBAND
from the attributes of the righteous wife is not
to be ungrateful to her benefactors. In other
words, avoiding being ungrateful for the
sustenance that Allaah has facilitated for her via
the hands of her husband. It states in a
hadeeth:
“And do not throw yourselves into
destruction.” 23
>LJI Y 4,1 JuL V
Also His saying,
“And do not kill yourselves. ” 24
They also make a woman appear much taller
than what she actually is and affect the manner
in which she walks, in a way that causes her
behind to protrude and stick out. This is
deception and outward
charms and adornments
forbade from doing.”
This
displaying of her
which she has been
21 Surah al-Baqarah ]2:195]
Surah an Nisaa |4 29]
"He who does not thank the people does
not thank Allaah.” 25
There is also another hadeeth regarding this
meaning which is the hadeeth collected by al-
Bukhari in his book ”A1-Adab al-Mufrad” 26, on
the authority of Asmaa Ibnatu Yazeed al-Al-
Ansariyah who narrated, 'Once the Prophet
passed by me and said,
A* S-M
25 Collected by Ahmad (no. 7939) and Abu Dawud (no.
4811) from the narration of Abu Hurayrah, radiyallahu anhu,
and al- Albani declared it to be authentic in "As-Saheehah" (no.
823).
26 (no. 1048) and al-Albani declared it to be authentic in "As-
Saheehah" (no. 823).

52 DON’T BE UNGRATEFUL TO YOUR
HUSBAND
’’Beware of being
benefactors. ”
ungrateful to Vour
I asked, 'And what is being ungrateful
benefactors? He answered,
to our
^ere is another hadeeth that is collected by an-
Kasaai’ee in his "Sunan al-Kubra" 27 on the
authority’ of 'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr who reported
thatthe Messenger of Allaah said,
27 (no. 9135), and al-Albani declared it to be ai n.
Saheehah” (no. 289). dutt’entjc
jS-. N us-^l «
*
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"Allaah does not look towards a woman
who doesn't thank her husband even
though she cannot do without him.”
"Perhaps one of you women might have
been without a husband for a long time
and then Allaah provides her with one
and also provides her with a child from
him, and she becomes angry she says, I
have never seen any good from you.’”
His saying,
1-6 ~ •> jl JJa ~
’’...been without a husband for a lone
time.”
Means, that she may not
period of time.
get married for a long I

54 RESPECT YOUR HUSBAND AND KNOW
HIS VALUE ™UW
RESPECT YOUR HUSBAND AND KNOW
HIS VALUE
From the attributes of the righteous wife is
respecting your husband and knowing his status
and his rights upon you.
There are several ahadeeth that cite this. From
them is the hadeeth that is collected by at-
Tabarani in “Al- Mu'jam al-Kabir 28 on
authority of Ibn 'Abbas, radiyallahu anhuma,
) said,
”1 do not command anyone to prostrate
to another human being, but if I were to
command anyone to do that, then
I would certainly order a woman to
prostrate to her husband.”
It is also reported in “Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir” 29 of
at- Tabarani on the authority of Zayd Ibn Arqam
deciared *to be authentic«'As-
SC. 33^ deClared “ tO be aUthentiC ” “As-
j^uadh said, '0 messenger of Allaah, I saw
^people of the Scriptures prostrating to their
nests generals, so shall we not then
^stiatetoyou?' He answered him saying,
ji iL4 i/i UJ p
JjjJl iPyj J ‘ '-R-jj-J jl
Jij-
* 1 I4JLS p
Tf I were to order anyone to prostrate to
someone other than Allaah, I would order
a woman to prostrate to her husband.
The woman cannot completely fulfill the
rights of her husband even if he asked
her for relations while on the back of a
camel and she answered him.”
The rights of the husband are even more if he is
a righteous and pious man who adheres to the
Religion, guards his worship and abides by the
obedience of Allaah. At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah
have reported on the authority of Mu'adh Ibn
Jabal, radiyallahu 'anhu, who reported that, the
Messenger of Allaah said,

”A vcroman never annoys her husband in
the worldly life except: that his wife from
amone the Hur al-'Ein [in Paradise/ says
to her, May Allaah curse you! He will
only be with you for a short period of
time and will soon leave you to be
with us.
** 30
Sv»nan at 'Iirmulbi (no 1 "Sxjnan Ibn Majab" (no 20 14)
ana al Albani declared it to be authentic in "As-Saheehah (no’
y /
BE JUST BETWEEN YOUR CHILDREN
/ From the attributes of the righteous wife is that
/ .Allaah blesses her with children then she
/ should be just and fair between them just as he
I Isaid,
/ IjJjJa t(Lhyjf 344
”Be just between your children; be just
between your children.”
/ This hadeeth is collected in the “Sunan” of
I Abu Dawud31, and there are many other
ahadeeth that have the same meaning.
31 (no 3544) from the narration of Nu’man Ibn Bashir,
radiyallahu anhuma, and al-Albani declared it to be authentic in
■'As-Saheehah” (no. 1240).

STAY IN YOUR HOUSE
i(MMTESOFTHERIGHTEOUSW1FE|59
STAY IN YOUR HOUSE
her to remain in her house and refrain from a
being a woman who constantly leaves her home.
She shouldn't leave her home unless there is a
need and unless she is properly veiled, and not
uncovered. She must also lower her gaze and
guard her chastity.
We have already mentioned some of the ahadith
that site this meaning. From that which proves
this is the hadeeth that is collected by at-
Tabarani in “Al-Ausat” 32 from Salim Ibn
Abdillah Ibn 'Umar, on the authority o s
father who reported that the Messenger o
() said,
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Lthe attributes of the righteous wife is not
a;spread the secrets of your spouse nor your
-tisonal affairs. Even if the harmony between
iwand him dies and you get separated, it is
bothofyou to fear Allaah, the Sublime and
Suited,with regards to this issue.
I yarding this meaning is the hadeeth that is
I collected by Imam Ahmad in his "Musnad"33 on
(lieauthority of Asmaa Bint Yazid who said that
she was once sitting in the company of the
Messenger of Allaah along with a
group of men and women and he addressed
them saying,
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’’The woman should be concealed and
whenever she leaves her home the devil
goes after her, and verily, the closest she
can be to Allaah is within her house.”
32 (no. 2890, 8096), and al-Albani declared it to be auth
As-Sahcehah’ (no 2688). aut«entic in
-------------------’"TTLPrlared it to be authentic based
»(no. 27583), and al-Ab wat.Tarheeb- (no.
on supporting narrations
2022) and "Al-lrwaa" (no- 20U»-

60 DON T SPREAD HIS SECRETS
'I
this is
them,
about
don't
i ether words, the woman and man who have
~s characteristic which is spreading their
za-nal secrets, the likeness of them is that of a
arf that meets a she- demon in the path and
aas set with her while even one is watching.
5-JLk-L. J I, jJj
She started off with the women because
very widespread and prevalent among
but extremely rare among men.
A woman will speak with her girlfriends
her personal business, and many women
When she said,
<j
mentioning the secrets of her own
Hie Prophet's ( ) saying:
L-Ji . Uj. -M—• i_' -
for indeed the likeness of that is of a
tfril who met a she- devil in the road
ad has intercourse with her while the
people pass by and watch them.”

62 END
END
These are some attributes of the righteous wife
which I have gathered and compiled from the
Book: of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Noble
Prophet ( ). Moping from the hord, the
Sublime, to allow those of Mis slaves whom Me
wills to benefit there from, for Me, alone , is the
Guardian of all divine success.
I ask Allaah, the Sublime and Exalted, by Mis
names and attributes to guide all of us to the
straight path and to make what we learn an
argument for us and not an argument against
us.
I ask Him to bless us in our statements, actions
and time, and to give us blessings in our wives
and children, and in our wealth.
I ask Him to bless all of our lives and to rectify
our religion which is the only thing that we have.
To correct our worldly life that is our livelihood ,
and to correct our hereafter which will be our
place of resurrection.
I
I ask Him to make life for us a means of increase
in all good and death a means of relief from all
evil.
7 ATTRIBUTES of the righteous wife | 63
/ Hun to rectify the women and daughters of
L Muslims, and to guide and bring them back
.5®.
I^Him to grant them refuge from all trials
iribulations, those that are outward arid
’-^ethat are hidden.
Lek Him to inspire us to perform all good that
/-lores and is Pleased with, indeed. He, the
/aessed and Exalted, is the All-Hearer of all
One to be hoped for, and
EverSufficient for us and a Most-Excellent
Jhxector.
Ihe last of our invocations is that all praises
*i>ng and are due to Allah, the Lord of the
sijrids.
May Allaah send prayers, blessings and bounties
tipon His Slave and Messenger, His chosen one,
Muhammad Ibn Abdillah, and may prayers and
salutations be sent upon all of his family and
companions. 34

64 I APPENDIX A THE STATUS OF THl
I WOMAN IN ISLAM
rlBVTESOFTHE RIGHTEOUS WIFE | 65
APPENDIX A: THE STATUS OF THE
WOMAN IN ISLAM
Question: U'ha
* is the Status of the Woman in
i p^hets and messengers came with.
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Answer: All prae^ta arc due to Allaah, the Lord
at the world
* Mart praxcrs and saJutafionH hr
rxtoiir-d upon the noblest of all prophets and
mr>.v’ii’ro hit faxnJx members. companions
and al ?.-. -- x
* to tread upon their path until
the D»x of Judjtment
Te pewceed
thr has a very lofty status in
*r>e a ’..igr role m the life of each and
c~w. Mumiut. :> ik cause she is considered
to tw the wc. first t<ooi in building a righteous
r. i -.r jperri ' z utdance of the Hook ol
AflxMh Sunfish of His Prophet ( ),
Ite-azinr to the two makes every
iw fr<x». ail misguidance.
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ur. «_.,»< remoteness from the win
'J* A SuU:.n«- „nd Exalted, and that
1 Jette you with two things which you
rill never go astray as long as you hold
hit to them; the Book of Allaah and
my Sunnah.” 36
There are many evidences in the Glorious Qur'an
i that prove the importance of the woman as a
mother, a wife, a sister and a daughter, and the
nghls that she is entitled to and the obligations
that are upon her. Furthermore, the pure,
authentic Sunnah has explained all of this in
detail.
The importance of the woman can be
demonstrated by the tasks and hardships that
she is burdened with, some of which exceed
those that are carried out by men. For this
reason it is extremely important to thank your
mother, treat her kindly and live with her
in honor, furthermore, she has precedence over
the father in all of that. He, the Exalted, says,
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HUSBAND WHO REFUSES TO
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CRI3UTES OF THE RIGHTEOUS WIFE
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the Sublime and Exalted, has placed
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child who does not belong to it has
nothing to do with Allaah. nor will
Allaah allow her entrance into Paradise;
and Allaah will veil himself from any
man who disowns his child while he (the
father) looks at him (the child), and he
will humiliate him in the presence of all
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Table of Contents
AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION..........................................................4
FROM THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE RIGHTEOUS WIFE
IN SURAH AN-NISAA..................................................................14
BEWARE OF THE CURSED DEVIL.....................................24
MAKE YOU HUSBAND HAPPY WHEN HE LOOKS AT
YOU...................................................................................................29
A HADEETH ABOUT THE BEST OF WOMEN................36
AVOID NEGLECTING HIS RIGHTS....................................... 46
DON'T BURDEN YOUR HUSBAND WITH MORE
THAN HE CAN AFFORD.............................................................48
DON'T BE UNGRATEFUL TO YOUR HUSBAND.........51
RESPECT YOUR HUSBAND AND KNOW HIS VALUE
......................................................................................................... 54
BE JUST BETWEEN YOUR CHILDREN.............................57
STAY IN YOUR HOUSE.............................................................. 58
DON'T SPREAD HIS SECRETS.............................................. 59
END................................................................................................62
APPENDIX A: THE STATUS OF THE WOMAN IN
ISLAM.......................................................................................... 64
APPENDIX B: THE RULING OF THE HUSBAND WHO
REFUSES TO CLAIM HIS CHILD AND FULFILL HIS
WIFE'S RIGHTS...............

4 AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION attributes of the righteous wife | 5
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AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION
Verily, all praises belong and are due to Allaah.
We seek His aid, beg Him for forgiveness and
repent unto Him. We seek refuge in Allaah from
the evils of our souls and from the evils of our
misdeeds.
Whomsoever Allaah guides there is none who
can misguide him, and whosoever Allaah
misguides there is none who can guide him.
I bear witness and testify that there is no deity
worthy of worship but Allaah, alone, without any
partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is
His slave and messenger. May Allaah extol upon
him and all of his family members and
companions prayers and salutations.
To proceed...
The topic of this book, “Attributes of the
Righteous Wife”, isn't just for the young woman
looking forward to marriage and wants to know
about the attributes of a good wife in order to
1 adorn herself with those attributes and prepare
1 herself to implement and perfect them.
Nor is it merely addressed to the married woman
who has already chosen these righteous
attributes and wishes to persevere and continue
to practice them. Nor is it only for the married
woman who fails to fulfill these attributes and
falls short in them in order for her to fix herself
and rectify her marital life. Rather it is
an address and a reminder much more general
than all of this.
It is a reminder for the father who wants
his daughters as well as any other women under
his guardianship to have a good upbringing,
an honorable life and an entrance into marital
life according to what Allaah and His Messenger
have intended.
This treatise will hopefully aid him in reminding
these young women of the legislative guidelines
and necessary characteristics that the young
Muslim woman must be cultivated upon and
look after.
This treatise is also a reminder for the mother
who is the shepherd of her home, the one
responsible for her daughters as their instructor,
for surely most women grow up practicing that
which they saw and heard their mothers doing.
It is also a reminder for the callers to Allaah to
look after this affair, to place importance on this
matter and to strive very hard in spreading these
virtuous attributes,

6 | AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION
commendable characteristics and blessed traits
in order that these attributes will become
inseparable for our daughters and women in the
society of faith and lands of the faithful.
Especially since we live in a time in which a total
war has been waged against the woman, the
likes of which is un-known in all of history.
There are countless tactics and platforms for
this war which aims at doing away with the
chastity, nobility, perfection, adornment, beauty,
faith, character and virtue of the woman.
In the past, the only way pervasive calls, biased
desires and degenerated views could reach a
woman was through a handful of television
stations, or if she had an evil girlfriend,
etc....This was the only way evil practices would
reach her.
As for today, then the filth and corruption of
the entire world reaches her while she sits in the
comfort of her own home without having to
leave.
She can sit in her bedroom in front of the
television or surf the net, or read tabloid
magazines, and every type of evil and corruption
can reach her heart and mind.
So in order for her to be righteous, chaste
1 religious and devout to Allaah, the Sublime and
Exalted, she needs to shut all doors of evil, cut
off all pathways of vice, and lock all entrances of
corruption.
Furthermore, this is also a huge responsibility
upon the men that Allaah has placed in charge
of her [such as her father, husband, brother,
etc...]. Hence, this major affair requires that a
great deal of importance is displayed to it and
that it is properly looked after.
I say: In the shade of our current condition,
along with a lack reminding and the small
number of those who remind the people about
the attributes of Emaan, the virtuous qualities
and fine characteristics that the woman should
adorn herself with, there has appeared a lot of
weakness and feebleness amongst many
women, and it has become widespread among
them the lack of shyness, and all other types of
negligence.
To proceed:
This will be a brief lecture on the attributes of
the righteous wife. I ask Allaah, the Ever-
Generous, the Lord of the Magnificent Throne, to
allow it to be good and beneficial, and to allow it
to be a key to good and to close the doors of evil.
1 ask Him to allow it to be a means of guidance
the hearts and rectification for the souls, a

connection to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds, in
order to achieve His good pleasure and to obtain
that which He loves, the Sublime and Exalted,
and to help in staying far away from all that
angers and displeases Him, the Exalted.
I say-and in Allaah I seek help-:
When we speak about the attributes of the
righteous wife and righteousness, it is necessary
that we forget not about the major principle of
this topic which is the foundation and basis of
obtaining righteousness. This principle is the
reality that righteousness cannot be obtained
except through two means:
The first: Divine inspiration from Allaah, the
Sublime and Exalted, His guidance, aid and
facilitation.
Hence, Allaah is the Guide and He, alone, is the
One Who gives success, and all affairs are only
in the hand of Allaah, the Exalted. He, the
Sublime, says,
astray, for him you will find no wall
to lead him.” 1
Allaah, the Exalted, also says,
“Allaah calls to the Abode of Peace and
guides whom He wills to a straight
path.”2
Thus, all guidance, righteousness and success
lies in the hands of Allaah. Whatever He wills
shall take place and whatever He doesn't will
shall not take place; and there is neither might
nor strength except in Allaah, the Most High, the
Most-Great.
The second: By a person striving and exerting
all of his efforts and energy in obtaining
righteousness by seeking it through its proper
means.
The Prophet has mentioned both of
these points when he said in an
authentic hadeeth:
“He whom Allaah guides, he 1S
rightly guided; but he whom
e Sends
,unus [10:25]

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attributes of the righteous WIFE I 11
Therefore, it is a must that the one who wishes
to remind the people about righteousness
and nctification to rely on the Book of Ahaah
and the Sunnah of Hm Nohle Messenger

12 AVAR'S INTRODUCTION
Attributes of the Righteous Wife in Light of
the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His
Messenger
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proof and evidence from the Book of Allaah and
or the Sunnah of His Messenger
A Third Principle:
Which is a basis upon which a11 acts of
o^dknce deeds of virtue and perfection are
based, this principle is: The fulfihment and
execution of the taqwa of Allaah, the SuMime
and Exalted.
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14
ATTRIBUTES OF THE RIGHTEOUS WIFE / 1 5
The Second: One that pertains to her
relationship with her spouse.
As for the relationship between her and her
Lord: Then it is the part that says,
The veiy first thing that I will start off with is
what is mentioned in surah-Nisaa regarding the
attributes of the righteous wife:
Allaah, the Blessed and Exalted, says,
“Therefore the righteous women are
devoutly obedient and guard in their
husband's absence because of what
Allaah has guarded.” 6
6 Surah an-Nisaa |4:34|
This section of the verse has mentioned
a comprehensive description of the righteous
wife and displayed the characteristics of the
pious woman.
This blessed, noble text has proven to us that
the righteous wife is the woman who combines
between two main attributes:
...devoutly obedient... Al-Qunut is being
constant upon the obedience of Allaah and
strictly guarding His worship, to adhere to His
obedience, and to take care of the obligations
and mandatory acts of Islaam. It is to avoid
neglecting and or wasting them. Thus, all of this
is included in the saying His, the Sublime and
Exalted,
...devoutly obedient...
The Second Aspect: Is in the part of the
that says,
verse
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’’...and guard in their husband’s ak
because of what” SeHce
^laah has guarded.

attributes of the RIGHTEOUS WIFE | 17
7 )no. 41631 and al-Albani declared it to be hasan in "Sahih at-
Targhib" fno. 1931).
8 fno. 1661).
In other words, the woman that guards the
rights of her husband in his absence, and
similarly is the case in his presence. She guards
his wealth, his bed, his rights and his
obligations,
devoutly obedient... Is the women’s
protection and guarding of the obligatory acts of
Islam and the incumbent things in the Religion.
There are several ahadith of the Prophet
that have this very same meaning.
...and guard in their husband's absence.
Moreover, all of this guarding and protecting is
only from the divine success of Allaah, the
Sublime and Exalted, His aid and facilitation.
For this reason He said,
From them is the hadith that is collected by
Ibn Hibban in his "Saheeh" 7 on the authority of
Abu Hurayrah, radiyallahu 'anhu, that, the
Prophet said,

...and guard in their husband's absence
because of what Allaah has guarded.”
Meaning, this is not because something she
deserves, or because of her intelligence or hard
work, but only because of Allaah’s divine
inspiration, aid and facilitation of those acts.
this reminds us of what 1 previously mentioned
with regards to the reality that righteousness
and piety can only occur by Allaah’s aid and
ease.
Mso, included in the part of the verse that says>
”If a woman offers her five daily prayers,
chastity and obeys her spouse, she will
be allowed to enter Paradise through any
gate she wishes.”
Imam Ahmad has also collected irr his
“Musnad”8 on the authority of 'Abdur-Rahman

| RIGHTEOUS WIFE IN SURAH AN-NISAA
Ibn 'Auf, radiyallahu 'anhu, that, the Prophet
said,
So congratulations to the Muslim woman for
receiving this noble promise and virtue that
Allaah, the Sublime and Exalted, has given her.
attributes of the righteous wife | 19
S to place a great deal of importance on
to be consistent upon performing
them, ana
them?
To guard her prayers, guard her fasting, guard
her chastity, guard the rights of her husband in
order for her to obtain this blessed promise and
this plentiful good, and for it to be said to her on
the Day of Judgment,
The foundation of a woman being righteous is
her righteousness with her Lord, her perfection
of His obedience and seeking closeness to Him,
along with being constant upon all of that.
For indeed, this righteousness and uprightness
is the secret behind her happiness and bliss.
The secret behind her Tawfeeq in her entire life-
and included in that is her marital life-, the
secret behind the forthrightness of her children
and offspring, and the secret behind her having
a blessed, pleasant life.
For this reason it is extremely important for tine
woman who wants good for herself, and. for those
fathers who want good for their daughters to
raise them upon righteousness, uprightness and

carriage.
This requires
latter that has tO a v<*y dan
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P°PUlar and
”... guards her chastity...” For a woman to
guard her chastity requires that she and her
guardian cut off all means and doors that
will lead to corruption, evil and sin; and refuge is
sought in Allaah.
ATTRIBUTES OF THE RIGHTEOUS WIFE / 21
guarding their worship. They must raise their
daughters upon looking after the incumbent acts
of Islam, especially the five daily prayers, fasting
the month of Ramadan, and staying far away
from everything that will affect their chastity and
nobility. This is what is mentioned in
this hadeeth, being the saying of the Prophet
This is a major issue for the woman who wants
good for herself to raise herself thereupon. She
has to strictly guard the obedience, worship and
seeking closeness to Allah, the Sublime and
Exalted, 'with that which pleases Him, from
correct statements and righteous actions.
« Mlaah blesses her with an honorable
widespread which is: wastefulness and
extravagance on the wedding night, and going
overboard on the costs and expenses of
the actual wedding; this is a matter that is very
serious and its harm can be quite formidable.
When many women are about to get married
they only focus on material things and only
place importance on being like their relatives
and girlfriends. Some of them say, ’So and so
did this', and, 'So and so got married like that,
etc...
Once they look at things like this, they fall
into extravagance and wastefulness. They waste
and throw away so much money and wealth
along with countless other impermissible deeds
and evil acts. Hence, this preface to their
marriages is a reason behind the lack of
blessings and goodness in the future of their
marriages. This is exactly opposite to the case of
the woman who is far away from those vices and
her family avoids extravagance, sins and acts of
disobedience, then here will there be blessings
and goodness.
For this reason it states in the authentic
hadeeth that has been collected by Abu Dawud
in his "Sunan"9 on the authority of 'Uqbah Ibn
«« it to be authentic ,n _As

It states in another hadeeth
the most
the easiest
her'fl«lTCa*On " U necessar>’ upon the woman,
tom* TO°'hcr l° makc it their goal with
difficult, to 10 lh”ng» easy and not
to ^oid being tumble- and simple, and
HpendtYwift*
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alhte, both positive
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Aamir, radiyallahu anhu, that, the Prophet
said,

beware of the chrsed devil
BEWARE OF THE CURSED DEVIL
From the attributes of the rigtoeous wtfe is to
beware of the accursed Devil whose goal m thh
life is to make corruption to spoil the religmn,
character mutual dealings, tivto^
brotherhood/sisterhood and everything that is
good and wholesome. For this goal he sends
ont his fibers and stoops every day.
1 would. now like you to ponder with me on
the hadeeth that can
Muslim" n,
radiyaHabu 'anhuma,
Propbet 1'j said,
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on the

be found in
authority of
who reported
"Sahih
J abir,
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’’One of them comes and says, T have
done such and such,' but he replies You
have done nothing,' Then one of them
comes and says, 'I did not leave him
until I separated him from his wife.' He
then brings him near to himself...”
brings this one close to himself.
■ ■• jLsSi Ju . ... > >
r-’H • Jj-il j

26 BEWARE OF THE CURSED DEVIL
’’...saying, What a fine fellow you are!”’
Amash [one of the reporters in the chain
of narration] said he believes he
said, ’’Then he embraces him.” 12
in other words he draws him near and embraces
him because he separated a man from his wife.
The righteous wife needs to correctly understand
this issue and realize this reality. Both her and
her husband must know that there is a hidden
enemy that sees you, but you cannot see him.
He walks with you like blood flows through your
veins. He whispers, incites, plots and plans. He
does all of these things and you cannot see him.
He casts in both of your hearts evil whispers and
doubts until the point that there is hatred and
enmity. Similarly he has several paths
and methods.
when we
our meals
For this reason the Sunnah has encouraged us
to protect ourselves from the Devil
enter our homes, go to our wives, eat
and become angry.
In every single matter and affair
protection from Shaytan so that he won’t join
you in what hllaah has provided you with su_h
as your family, your household and
children. and Your
you need
o“°n reference “at of James R
How many families and households have split
up and they couldn't get back together because
of listening to the Devil and following him and
his whisperings?
ATTRIBUTES of the righteous wife
pi erefore, a person is in need of protecting
t.mself with the blessed supplications, the Noble
Qur’an, the reported invocations, and strictly
guarding the obedience of Allaah, the Sublime
and Exalted.

28 BEWARE OF THE CURSED DEVIL
Here there is something very important to pay
attention to which is: This hidden enemy who
sees you and you cannot see him has extensive
experience and endless practice.
Nowadays, when people discuss different
companies and their experience, the longest of
most of their experience doesn't exceed fifty or
sixty years. But the experience of Iblis goes
beyond thousands of years.
How many people have entered their graves
and were captives of the call of the Cursed Devil
and slaves of the effects of his corruption and
deviation?
For this reason the Muslim Home needs to
protect and guard itself, and make itself remote
from the Cursed Devil.
attributes of the righteous WIFE
make your husband happy when he looks at
you. The righteous wife should be pleasing to
her husband in her looks, her appearance, and
her clothes. She should make herself
accustomed to obeying him and answering his
requests without any pride, arrogance oi
haughty refusal.
Regarding this we should all reflect on the
hadeeth of the Prophet which is
collected in the Sunan of an- Nasaai’ee13 on the
authority of Abu Hurayrah, radiyallahu 'anhu,
was once asked which woman is best?
He replied,
^keyov husband happy when
he looks at you

30 MAKE YOU HUSBAND HAPPY WHFN
LOOKS AT YOU HE
From the things which are very sad is that there
are many women who don’t have a clue a
dressing up and making themselves look pretty
unless they want to leave the home to go
party or a gathering.
As for her husband, then when he comes home
he finds her wearing shabby clothes, not
smelling nice, her hair undone, and other
attributes which hinder and cut him off from
having any desire for her.
So these are her attributes regarding her
outward appearance and looks.
property by doing anything of which L
disapproves.” h he
is is a dear proof of the stupidity of these
women regarding perfecting their marriages and
lifting the bar of their love lives.
Atop of all of this is the fact that there are many
other women who hardly listen to their
husbands and answer their requests. Some
women always fuss and complain about their
husbands. Consequently, she brings on her
home a miserable, hard life, a life full of stress
and worry, and she is the one who is
harming her own self.
The Prophet says in the hade
is collected in ’’Sahih Muslim” 14
authority of Jabir, radiyalla.hu 'anhuma.
tno.715.

attributes of the RIGHTEOUS WIFE 1 33
into one or
MAKE YOU HUSBAND HAPPY WHEN Hr
LOOKS AT YOU
Worn travelling and 1 had put up a figure <
curtain of manes, mindlessly forgetting about H 1
figures When the Mftanenger of Allaah f —> .
saw it he took it down and sum!
severe punishment of the
Judgment are those who wish
the creation of Allaah."
Here is a very important point for the woman to
pay attention to, being. She should meet her
spouse tn the cleanest, neatest and most
beautiful fashion.
especially if hes returning from being away or
acomingback from a journey
This is something that requires for het to
prepare herself and be ready even with regard*
to straightening up the house, just a* it **
reported that the Mother of the Believer
Aishah radiyaliahu anhu. said, The M» • *r i ; ■
of Allaah f once returned
Asha'h said ‘So we turned it
two pillows." s*

you ,
OF THE RIGHTEOUS WIFE / 35
not going to meet Allaah, the Sublime and
Exalted, and He won't bring her to account for
these deeds and acts.
• Jj

So look at these attributes of the righteous wife.
Hence, you can show your husband love and
affection with your speech, your outward
appearance, your disposition, your actions and
your character.
WOMEN
”A1-Walud” In other words, fertile, and this is
another praiseworthy characteristic in a woman
which makes her from the best ofwomen.
WOMEN
From the attributes of the righteous wife is that
which is mentioned in the “Sunan” of al-Bayhaqi
18 on the authority of Udhaynah as-Sadafi who
reported that the Messenger of Allaah
said,
”A1-Wadud” This is a noble attribute and
praiseworthy characteristic in the righteous
woman and the blessed wife which is that she is
affectionate, and the most deserving person of
this is affection is her husband. She should
endear herself to her husband and grab his
feelings and emotions with her sweet and
pleasant words, her good affection towards
him in her dealings with him, and in her
appearance.
If a woman has been afflicted with an illness
thatprevents her from having children, then this
won't harm her because it isn't from something
that she did wrong or fell short in, so Allaah will
’’The best of your women are those
women who are extremely affectionate
and very fertile, those women who are
gentle and comforting, if they fear
^haah. The worst of your women
are those women who do not cover and
** vain and conceited; and they are the
'’ypoc',tes "umber of them
•Mt’l '”ter Par,,,ise » Mke that oftke
e iegged crow.” Ztle
^Ib“> dedared it to be au
ln As-

38 i A HADEETH ABOUT THE BEST OF
WOMEN
not take her to account for it, and it won't harm 1
her nor conflict with her righteousness.
As for if she is very fertile and she prevents
herself from bearing children then this is '
harmful to her, and indeed the Prophet
f said,
1311^. JU
^tributes of the righteous WWE 1 39
u _ums or the callers to good.’ Thus the
the -a will be written for her because of this
t£'eat intention of hers and all of the care and
ôrts that follows it.
’’Marry affectionate and fertile wome ,
for surely, on the Day of Judgment I wil
brag and boast about your numbers.
So therefore, that which is necessary f°r tbe
woman to do is to strive from the very first ay
to have children and to do what she can to be a
reason in that. She should try her best in raising
and looking after them. She should hope to be a
reason behind there being righteous children
and rectifying callers to Allaah in the society.
From the very beginning of her marriage she
should hope for this and say to herself: ‘Perhaps
L Allaah will honor me with children who will be
I from the Imams of guidance or the scholars of
W Corrected by Nomad no. fro
hnas, vadâftibu anbu, and at-Mban, êeth
autYvenVic n“KV Irwaa" fno. Glared
”M-Muwatiah” In other words, the woman who
isn't harsh and rigid, rather she is gentle and
soft. She hears and obeys. She answers and she
isn't haughty or arrogant. She isn’t too big for
her spouse nor does she give him discord and
or problems.
”A1-Muwasiyah” Meaning, the woman who
consoles and comforts her husband, the woman
who stands by the side of her husband and aids
him upon good, the obedience of Allaah, and all
that entails bliss and success.
4)1 'A
"If they fear Allaah.” In other words, these
attributes are only beneficial to the woman if she
fears Allaah, the Sublime and Exalted. If
she was affectionate, fertile, gentle and
consoling, but she only wanted the Dunya with

j WOMEN
these traits, and she didn't fear Allaah
attributes won’t benefit her at the least.
these
Instead they will only benefit her if she has them
and seeks with them the good pleasure of Allaah,
the Sublime, and uses them in her struggle to
perfect her fear of Him. He then said,
J
’’The worst of your women
women who do not cover...’
are those
uncovers her
with her
ATTRIBUTES of the righteous WIFE 41
^d not veiling and conceit. Ebe woman
doesn’t veil, adorns herself and puts on
Lrfume isn't going to the market place in the
? , , ___ r MlooU fbp
manner of a humble hand maiden of Allaah, the
Sxalted. Rather she's leaving in pride and
conceit in every aspect, from her appearance to
her attitude. Thus there is a connection
between pride and uncovering, just as there is a
connection between modesty jwearing hijabj and
shyness.
In other words, the woman that
charms and leaves her house
adornments showing. She goes outside v. can g
perfume and jewelry, and beautifies herse in
order to be used as a tool of the Devil to
corrupt the society.
The woman who leaves her home in this manner
is only in reality leaving as a one of the foot
soldiers of lblis and as one of his stoops to cause
mischief, spread turmoil and stir up unlawful
L sex and illicit deeds amongst those who Believe.
I He then said,
The modest woman is overflowing with shyness
and her heart is full of it, in contrast to the
uncovered woman who has tossed away the
garment of shyness and put on in its place the
garment of pride, conceit, self-deception
and arrogance, which brings on her harm in her
martial life; rather, in her entire life.
For this reason did the Prophet
describe the women that are like this as the
evilest of women by saying,
"...vain and conceited....”
wYdcH is pride, and there V lrOln COnceit
" ^-8 relation
"The worst of your women are those
women who do not cover and are vain

42 , A HADEETH ABOUT THE BEST OF
WOMEN
and conceited; and they are the
Meaning, the crow that has traces of white in its
wings and its legs. And when do you ever see a
crow like this among all black crows? This is
extremely rare; rather, in most cases, all of the
crows that you see are jet black in all parts
of their bodies. Thus the saying of the Prophet
1 j ,
jl "J
"The number of them who will enter
Paradise is like that of the white-legged
crow.”
Is an indirect expression for the small number of
women who will enter Paradise from amongst
these women, because this attribute among
crows is extremely rare. Just like this hadeeth is
the hadeeth in which he says,
j «• Jx-ki ’.
JU t y
,0 assembly ot «omen1, chanty and
°.ke abundant Wighlaar, for surely I
to,e been showed that you are
the majority of the people of the Fire.
VJhy did he see that the majority people of the
Fire are women? When you look into the
attributes that have been mentioned in the
Sunnah they are pertaining to the attributes of
the evil doers, the people of the Fire, you
find many women who just don't care about that
as if there won’t be a day in which they will meet
Mlaah and He won’t bring them to reckoning for
that. Perhaps the hadeeth reaches her and she
knows right from wrong but her only concern is
fulfilling her desires and wishes.
There are countless ahadith from the Prophet
in which certain traits and the woman
that have them are blamed and
From them is the hadeeth
been narrated by lbn 'Umar, radiyallahu
'anhuma, who said,
condemned,
that has
"The Prophet f cursed the
woman who extends her hair and the one
who extends it for her, and he a|SQ
I

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas, radiyallahu 'anhuma,
Therefore, there are many characteristics and
blame worthy actions -which have been clarified
in the Sunnah regarding women. So let the
righteous woman be weary and cautious from
them.
WOMEN
RIGHTS
, askher. Ks « she's not going to be put into
'^orounA covere(i one aU
^travel towards all types of horrifying things
thehhes we haven't seen.
She is heedless from all of this and she has no
I concern except to dress up and adorn herself
I even if what she is doing is disobedience to
' Mlaah, opposition to His commands, and from
i the things which bring about His anger and
abhorrence.
Furthermore, for the woman to know these
things is only for purpose of being cautious and
avoiding them in manner in which a poet once
said, “I learned about evil not just to know
about evil, but however, to avoid it. And
whoever from mankind is unaware of evil will
surely fall into it.”

46 AVOID NEGLECTING HIS RIGHTS
AVOID NEGLECTING HIS RIGHTS
Upon you are obligations. You are a hand
maiden of Allaah. There is certainly a paradise
and afire, and Allaah has ordered you and made
incumbent upon you these rights with regards to
your busband. So fulfill them and carry them
out in the most complete and perfect
manner out of obedience to Allaah, and seeking
His good pleasure, the Sublime and Exalted, and
ask Allaah for that which is for you-.
’’Where do you stand with him.”
Let us all reflect on what an-Nasaaiee has
collected in "Al- Sunan al-Kubra -° from
Husayn Ibn Mihsan, on the
authority of one of his aunts who reported that
she went to the Messenger of Allaah (
for a need of hers and when he was one
speaking to her he asked her,
"...for he is either your paradise or your
fire.”

48 DON'T BORDEN YOUR HUSBAND WITH
DON’T BURDEN YOUR HUSBAND With
From the attributes of the righteous wife is not
to burden your husband in spending and avoid
being a wasteful spendthrift in your home.
Rather, you must be balanced and respect the
wealth of your husband.
“And those who, when they spend, are
neither extravagant nor stingy, but ho
a medium way between those tw
extremes.” 21
Surab al Furqarr 25-.67j
« Collected by Ibn Khuzaymah in "At-Taubia.. .
Mbam declared >t to be authentic Ar, Sr^eb 487> and al-
Muslim bas collected the story of the short lno 591) and
from the narration of Abu Sa id " Women (no j252)
"With regards to this we must also ponder on
what has been reported by Abu Sa'id or Jabir —,
that the Prophet gave a lengthily
sermon in which he mentioned the affairs of the
worldly life and the hereafter and also said,
"the
flist reason behind the
-n and she used to burden
im to buy her the clothes or the jewelry
a wealthy man could afford. He
went on to mention that there was a
very short woman who took a pair of
wooden shoes and a hollow gold ring and
then filled it with musk. So she went
out with two tall -or two large- women
ani they jthe men of Banu Israeli sent a
man to follow them. So the man
tecognized the two tall women but not
the one who was wearing the wooden
shoes."
So the beginning of the destruction of the
children of Israel -was because a woman used to
burden her husband to buy her the clothing and
jewelry that a wealthy man could afford.
Then look at what this short woman did, and at
what her actions included of wastefulness,
lavishness, squandering of wealth, deception
and not being content with what Allaah, the
Sublime and Exalted, gave her.
and al-
Row close is the resemblance between that
woman and those women that wear high heel
shoes today'.

50 DON'T BORDEN YOUR HUSBAND WITH
The Permanent Committee of Scholars have
issued a fatwa regarding the ruling of wearing
high heel shoes [outside of the house] that
states'. “Wearing high-heels is impermissible
because they put a woman in danger of falling
down, and the Muslim has been commanded to
avoid dangerous things. From the evidences
that state this is the saying of his, the Exalted,
Korn the attributes of the righteous wife is not
tote ungrateful to her benefactors. In other
wds, avoiding being ungrateful for the
, sustenance that Mlaah has facilitated for her via
' te hands of her husband. It states in a
I hadeeth'.
“And do not throw yourselves into
destruction.” 23
Mso His saying,
“And do not kill yourselves.” 24
They also make a woman appear much taller
than what she actually is and affect the manner
in which she walks, in a way that causes her
behind to protrude and
deception and outward
charms and adornments
forbade from doing.”
stick out. This is
displaying of her
v^hich she has been
"He who does not thank the people does
not thank Allaah.” 25
i There is also another hadeeth regarding this
I meaning which is the hadeeth collected by al-
' Bukhari in his book ”M-Kdab al-Mufrad” 76, on
tee authority of Ksmaa Ibnatu Yazeed al-Al-
Xnsariyah who narrated, 'Once the Prophet
passed by me and said,
2 Surah al-Baqarah 2 .951
24 Surah artNtsaa 4
*
. ‘2.9
is Collected by Nomad yio. 79391 and Abu Dawud ^no.
48111 from die narration of Abu Hurayrah, radiyallahu anhu,
and al- Albani declared it to be authentic in "Xs-Saheehah" Ino.
823V
«■ tno. 1048) and al-Nbani declared it to be authentic in "As

27 Ipo. 99, and a-Mbani hectare ■
Saheehah” tno nag) Wiar«i * to be anta
' authentic in .As_
’’Beware of being ungrateful to yoUr
benefactors.”
52 ■ DON'T BE UNGRATEFUL TO YOUR
HUSBAND

HIS VALUE
j
”1 do not command anyone to prostrate
to another human being, but if I were to
command anyone to do that, then
I would certainly order a woman to
prostrate to her husband.”
It is also reported in “Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir” 29 of
at- Tabarani on the authority of Zayd Ibn Arqam
™ ilA/356), and al-Albani declared it to be
Sabeebab" tno. 34901 authentic in "as_
79 15/208), and al-Albani declared it to be anth
Sabeebab" fno. 3366). C authe^ic in “AS_
"If I were to order anyone to prostrate to
someone other than Allaah, 1 would order
a woman to prostrate to her husband.
The woman cannot completely fulfill the
rights of her husband even if he asked
her for relations while on the back of a
camel and she answered him.”
The rights of the husband are even more if he is
a righteous and pious man who adheres to the
Religion, guards his worship and abides by the
obedience of Allaah. At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah
have reported on the authority of Mu’adh Ibn
Jabal, radiyallahu 'anhu, who reported that, the
Messenger of Allaah said,
HIS VALUE
From the attributes of the righteous wife is
respecting your husband and knowing his status
and his rights upon you.
There are several ahadeeth that cite this. From
them is the hadeeth that is collected by at-
Tabarani in “Al- Mu'jam al-Kabir 28 on the
authority of Ibn 'Abbas, radiyallahu anhuma,
() said,
^'adh said, '0 messenger of Allaah, I saw
’^people of the Scriptures prostrating to their
ts and generals, so shall we not then
priest
r ^tet0 Vou?' answere(i him saying,
D-S c—-S
A tla cM

be just
HIS VALUE
“Sunan” of
many othw
■fek aWntic in
tonmyo^ chiihen'
Tbs tedWh is aohected in the
(to Davrad^, and them are .
thathave the came meaning,.

STAY IN YOUR HOUSE
STAY IN YOUR HOUSE
kW®!®®W
01svruo«sSLCMTS
her to remain in her house and refrain from a
being a woman who constantly leaves her home.
She shouldn't leave her home unless there is a
need and unless she is properly veiled, and not
uncovered. She must also lower her gaze and
guard her chastity.
We have already mentioned some of the ahadith
that site this meaning. From that which proves
this is the hadeeth that is collected by at
I Tabarani in “Al-Ausat” 32 from Salim Ibn
I 'Abdillah Ibn 'Umar, on the authority o s
I father who reported that the Messenger of A a
I I) said,
oi te Ateous vnle is not
spread the secrets of your spouse nor your
growl afiairs. Even if the harmony between
®and him dies and you get separated, it is
®nt»thofyouto fear Miaah, the Sublime and
baked,with,regards to this issue.
Raiding this meaning is the hadeeth. that is
Actedty imam Mimad in his "Musnad" 33 on
teaufhontj of KsmaaBintXazid who said that
ite was once sitting in the company of the
fesenger of Nlaah along with a
aonp of men and women and he addressed
taisaving,
■* sH
”Tbe woman should be concealed and
whenever she leaves her home the devil
goes after her, and verily, the closest she
can be to Allaah is within her house.”
“ tno. 2890, 8096V and al-Albani declared it tn K
As-Sabeebalt" (jao. 2688V * tO be authentic in
xio. and al-Mbani decXaied it to be authentic based
on supporting narrations in "Sahih at-Tai^hb wat-Tarheeb" ^no
and ' KVirwaa" no. 70 .

DON T SPREAD HIS SECRETS
VJhen she said
•Joi indeed the likeness of that is of a
H who met a she- devil in the road
nd has intercourse with her while the
people pass by and watch them.”
She started off -with the women because this is
very widespread and prevalent among them,
but extremely rare among men.
K woman will speak with her girlfriends about
her personal business, and many women don't
hsher words, the woman and man who have
I -3 characteristic which is spreading, their
secrets, the likeness of them is that of a
xii that meets a she- demon in the path and
lissawith her while everyone is watching,.

1 ask Him to bless us in our statements, actions
and time, and to give us blessings in our wives
and children, and in our wealth.
These are some attributes of the righteous wife
which I have gathered and compiled from the
Book of Mlaah and the Sunnah of the Noble
Prophet Hoping from the Lord, the
Sublime, to allow those of His slaves whom He
wills to benefit there from, for He, alone, is the
Guardian of all divine success.
1 ask Him to bless all of our lives and to rectify
our religion which is the only thing that we have.
To correct our worldly life that is our livelihood,
and to correct our hereafter which will be our
place of resurrection.
Hay Miaah send prayers, blessings and bounties
upon His Slave and Messenger, His chosen one,
MuhammadIbn' KhdiHah; and may prayers and
salutations be sent upon all of his family and
companions.w
r

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Question: K ■,.<> t- thr Statu- of thr Woman in
APPENDIX A: THE STATUS OF THE
WOMAN IN ISLAM
64 APPENDIX A Till- SI ATVS OF 1HI
1 WOMAN IN ISLAM
Ihfii are many evidences in the Glorious Qur' an
tat prove the importance of the woman as a
mother, a wife, a sister and a daughter, and the
nshls that she is entitied to and the obligations
tat are upon her. Furthermore, the pure,
authentic Sunnah has explained ah of this ir
detail.
Answer Ail praxes arc due to Allaah. the I>ord
of tin worlds Mar pravers and salutations be
extolled upon ’-he noblest of ail prophets and
mr'scru’er' 1 i* family members. companions
and all th 't who tread upon their path until
thr Dery of Judgment
' 'Abuwl by at Uikm,
^^‘-tataahktoo.vwi.
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demonstrated by the tasks and hardships that
she is burdened with, some of which exceed
those that aTe carried out by men. For this
reason it is extremely important to thank your
mother, treat her kindly and live with her
m honor, furthermore, she has precedence over
the father in all of that. He, the Exalted, says,
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4 XPPEND1X B THE RULING OF THE
HUSBAND WHO REFUSES TO CLAIM HIS
CHILD AND FULFILL HIS WIFE’S RIGHTS
“Any woman who brings into a family a
child who does not belong to it has
nothing to do with Allaah. nor will
Allaah allow her entrance into Paradise;
and Allaah will veil himself from any
man who disowns his child while he (the
father) looks at him (the child), and he
will humiliate him in the presence of all
of the creatures, First and last.'
Collected by Aboo Daxiwood **
. an Nawiaicc
al- Haakim *
♦, and Ibn Hibbaan 47 •
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Vwt ItnprrniiMilHlily ul a Man tu Ik-iv l..t Cl 24
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lntp.ttv.isstlttlit^. .4 a Man It. ltvti hut t l.ilvl j tmif
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* M lhaan n/4IB| th. tkjuk U Matnax. u,
the Nettatvm .4 Kntrtut* Paiadw 1<>. u,.
upon a Famih, With a Cluld that taut r..... «’
nadreth ha* hee,, d„Utnd tn auU,rntM tn “
mav Allaah have mtut> <m tun. nrtvt u,
As for a woman working to spend upon her
husband then this is contrast to that which
desired from the legislature, whereus it is
incumbent upon the husband to spend upon his
M'
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shall bear
food and
hther of the child
of the mother s
'..kst the
cwt
urthaj oa a reasonable basis. No person
ibu birt a burden laid on him greater
•Xu bt can bear.’ **
he Exalted, also states.
. .... ». 4 lilt tfi. fl’
A jf- .-v— -r
*
> -V
"IM<« them tthc divorced women) where
yvw Swell, according to your means, and
do sol harm them so an to make things
Sifhmli upon them And if they are
yteanant then spend on them till they
U, 4u»n OwU buidcn ’ •’
Tt>. M.twbp-' ul MX

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APPENDIX B.. THE RULING OF THE
HSBAND WHO REFUSES TO CLAIM HIS
CHILD AND FULFILL HIS WIFE S RKIHTS
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with their food and clothing in
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It is a reminder for the father who wants his
daughters as well as any other women under his
guardianship to have a good upbringing, an hon
orable life and an entrance into marital life ac
cording to what Allaah and His Messenger have
intended. This treatise will hopefully aid him in
reminding these young women of the legislative
guidelines and necessary characteristics that the
young Muslim woman must be cultivated upon
and look after. This treatise is also a reminder
for the mother who is the shepherd of her home,
i the one responsible for her daughters as their in-
I structor, for surely most women grow up prac-
I ticing that which they saw and heard their
I mothers doing. It is also a reminder for the call-
I ers to Allaah to look after this affair, to place
■ importance on this matter and to strive very
■ hard in spreading these virtuous attributes,
■ commendable characteristics and blessed

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