Rights over one
another
Hadith - Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 50, Number
882. Narrated Uqba bin Amir
Allah's Apostle said, "From
among all the conditions which you have to
fulfill, the
conditions which make it legal for you to have sexual relations
(i.e. the marriage contract) have the greatest right to be
fulfilled."
The following examples of behavior of a
husband are haram (prohibited) and
can lead to disobedience (to
Allah) in the wife.
Al-Bahuti al-Hanbali, Kishaaf
al-Qinaa’ an Matn al-Iqnaa’, vol. 5, pp. 184,
290, 213;
Ibn Abideen, Radd al-Mukhtar ala al-Darr al-Mukhtar wa Hashiyah,
vol. 3, p. 190; Tafseer al-Manaar, vol. 5, p. 76.
"He
[the husband] may cause his wife different forms of harm, such as
cursing her or her family, reviling her, verbally abusing her for
the
tiniest of reasons. He may insult her because of her family,
if it is less
prestigious or honorable than his. Or he may try to
bring harm to her by
divorcing her and then, before the waiting
period is finished, bring her
back as his wife and then divorce
her again. All this is done without the
intention of returning to
a real married life but simply to harm her and
transgress her
rights. Or he may avoid having sexual intercourse with her
for no
reason or legal sanction. This may lead the woman to lose her
chastity and doing something forbidden."
The
Noble Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:228
...And they (women) have rights
(over their husbands as regards living
expenses, etc.) similar
(to those of their husbands) over them (as regards
obedience and
respect, etc.) to what is reasonable, but men have a degree
(of
responsibility) over them. And Allâh is All-Mighty,
All-Wise.
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi, Narrated Amr ibn al-Ahwas
al-Jushami
The Prophet said, "...Listen! You have your
rights upon your wives and they
have their rights upon you. Your
right is that they shall not allow anyone
you dislike, to trample
your bed and do not permit those whom you dislike to
enter your
home. Their right is that you should treat them well in the
matter
of food and clothing."
Hadith - Sahih Al-Bukhari
3.189, Narrated Abu Juhaifa, r.a.
Salman told Abu Ad-Darda',
"Your Lord has a right on you, your soul has a
right on you,
and your family has a right on you; so you should give the
rights
of all those who has a right on you." Abu Ad-Darda' came to the
Prophet and narrated the whole story. The Prophet said, "Salman
has spoken
the truth."
Hadith - Sahih Al-Bukhari
3.501, Narrated Abu Huraira, r.a.
...The Prophet said, "The
best amongst you is the one who pays the rights
of others
generously."
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #276, Narrated Amr
ibn al-Ahwas al-Jushami
Amr heard the Prophet say in his
farewell address on the eve of his Last
Pilgrimage, after he had
glorified and praised Allah, he cautioned his
followers: 'Listen!
Treat women kindly; they are like prisoners in your
hands. Beyond
this you do not owe anything from them. Should they be guilty
of
flagrant misbehaviour, you may remove them
from your beds, and beat
them
but do not inflict upon them any severe punishment. Then if
they obey you,
do not have recourse to anything else against
them. Listen! You have your
rights upon your wives and they have
their rights upon you. Your right is
that they shall not allow
anyone you dislike, to trample your bed and do not
permit those
whom you dislike to enter your home. Their right is that you
should
treat them well in the matter of food and clothing.' [Transmitted by
Tirmidhi]
The Noble Qur'an 5:1
O you who
believe! Fulfill (your) obligations. ...
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