697. The Prophet
was asked, “What are the rights of the wife upon her husband?” He said, “To feed her when he eats, to dress her when he dresses, not to degrade her face (i.e. to say that she is ugly or so), not to beat her painfully, and not to abandon her except inside the house.” (Abu Daud)
698. The most complete in his Iman among Muslims is the one who is the best in manners and the kindest to his immediate family. (At-Tirmithi)
699- مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ امْرَأتَانِ يَمْيِلُ لإِحْدَاهُما عَلى الأُخْرَى جَاءَ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ يَجُرُّ أَحَدَ شِقَّيْهِ سَاقِطَاً أو مَاِئلاً.أحمد699. He who has two wives and likes (i.e., deals better with) one of them more than the other will come in the doomsday pulling one of his two sides limp or slanted. (Ahmad)
700- نَهى رَسُولُ اللهِ أَنْ يَطْرُقَ الرَّجُلِ أَهْلَهُ يَتَخَوَّنَهُم أَوْ يَطْلُبَ عَثَرَاتِهِمْ. البخاري ومسلم
700. The Prophet prevented the husband from coming suddenly at night (from travelling or so) to his wife, distrusting her or seeking her false steps.
(Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
701. Jealousy abhorred by Allah is the jealousy of the husband over his wife with no reason to doubt her. (Abu Daud)
702- إِنَّ المَرْأَةَ كَالضِّلْعِ الأَعْوَجِ فَإِنْ ذَهَبْتَ تُقَيِمُها كَسَرْتَها وَكَسْرُها طَلَاقُهَا وَإِنْ تَرَكْتَها تَعِشْ مَعَها عَلى عِوَجِها. مسلم702. The woman is like the bent limb; if you try to straighten her, you will break her, and breaking her means divorcing her; and if you leave her as she is, you live with her accepting how she is bent. (Muslim)
703- إذَا اسْتَأْذَنَتْ أَحَدَكُمْ امْرَأَتُه أَنْ تَأْتِي المَسْجِدَ فَلاَ يَمْنَعْهَا. أحمد703. If your wife takes your permission to go to mosque, don’t prevent her. (Ahmad)
704- لاَ تَمْنَعُوا إِمَاءَ اللهِ مَساجِدَ اللِه وَلْيَخْرُجْنَ تَفِلاَتٍ. أحمد704. Don’t prevent women from (going to) masaajid and they should go out odorless. (Ahmad)
705- لاَ يَفْرُكُ مُؤْمِنٌ مُؤْمِنَةً إِنْ كَرِهَ مِنْهَا خُلُقَاً رَضِيَ مِنْها الآَخَرَ. مسلم705. A Muslim husband should not detest his Muslim wife; if he hates one of her behaviors, he likes another. (Muslim)
706- يَا عَلِيُّ ثَلاَثَةٌ لا تُؤَخِّرُها: الصَّلاةُ إِذا أَتَتْ، وَالجِنَازَةُ إِذَا حَضَرَتْ، والأَيْمُ إِذَا وَجَدَتْ لها كُفْؤاً.البخاري ومسلم 706. Oh Ali, do not be late in doing three things: the Salat when it is called for, the funeral when it occurs, and the unmarried person when he/she finds an equal (proper) mate. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
707- إنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا أَنْفَقَ عَلى أَهْلِهِ نَفَقَةً وَهُوَ يَحْتَسِبُها كَانَتْ لَهُ صَدَقَةً. البخاري707. When a husband spends money on his family (wife and children) seeking God’s sake, his action is considered a charity. (Al-Bukhari)