Of course, wives are also to blame for such problems because of their immaturity, discourteous speech and inconsiderate behaviour. Fanning the flames of such squabbles are the insolent lessons that women learn from their mothers and other women coupled with the solidarity that mothers-and-sisters-in-law display in these situations.
success and for love to develop between couples. In this manner, future generations will be able to live peacefully under the graceful shadow of their parents, ensuring happiness for all.
It has therefore been my aspiration for some time to compile for the Muslim wife a book containing advices that would ensure that such disputed never arise. If (Allaah forbid!) such a fire does catch on, these advices would serve to extinguish it without destroying the beautiful garden of marriage and without even uprooting a single flower from it. By Allaah ’s grace, I also managed to read the book of Shaykh Muhammad Ibraheem Saleem, titled “An Nisaa Howla Rasulullaah ρ”. It then occurred to me that based on this book and taking our present-day situation into consideration, I should compile a book dealing with the marital lives of six Sahabiya ψ women so that their lives become role models for Muslim women to follow. In addition to this, the advices and experiences of our leading Muslim scholars will also be brought to the attention of our sisters, especially the gems from the lips of Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (A.R). Because this book has been compiled with people’s current state of affairs in mind, the advices of various books have been randomly quoted in the best interests of today’s woman. Therefore, the traditional arrangement and classification of subject matter has not been employed. Scholars of literature are therefore requested not to judge the book according to their standards. However, should they detect any errors or omissions, they will do me a great favour by bringing this to my notice. Admitting my incompetence and many faults, I present this book for all readers. Should any reader find any literary or subjective errors, s/he will share in the rewards gained through this book by bringing the same to our notice. These will Insha Allaah be corrected in future editions. Everyone who benefits from this book is requested to remember us in their du’aas. We sincerely pray to Allaah Ι to make this humble effort a means of salvation in both worlds for us and for every couple. May Allaah Ι also end all domestic disputes because this is the secret formula for 19
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