Islam and the Woman

When our Master, the Prophet ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ performed his final Hajj in the tenth year of the Hegira, he made a khutba wada’ (valedictory speech). Here is one of his blessed pieces of advice: “Do not maltreat your women! They are the valuables with whose keepsaking Allâhu ta’âlâ has entrusted you. Be tender and kind towards them, and do them favours!” In Islam it is an act of worship, and yields more thawâb than do all other acts of supererogatory worship, to marry a girl and make her happy.

It is stated in a hadîth-i-sherîf: “If a man beats his wife, I will sue him on the Rising Day.” Let alone beating her, he must not even say acrid or harsh words to her on account of faults concerning worldly matters.