Her parents have no right to force her to marry someone. Love is the key to peace allah, the almighty, has discussed the importance, aim and secret to success of a. The rights of husband and wife in islam islamic jurisprudence. And due to the wives is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable. If we are mindful of these rights which allah has defined then differences will never arise. Finally chapter eight looks at alkhul as one of the wifes important rights in. Rights of husband and wife in islam rehanrehanrehan abdullah. While allah, the almighty, has emphasized on marriage and disliked anyone remaining single, he has also outlined the rights of the husband and wife. For a detailed account of these mutual duties and rights, wed like to cite the following. Even though men spend most of their time outside the house, they are cordially obliged to help raise the children with the wife. It is a contract that results in the man and woman living with. A husband has no right to stop his wife from visiting her parents house or close family, or to keep her at home for no due reason.
Islam greatly favors fortification of the structure of family and decent relations between spouses, and thus it has designated specific rights and responsibilities for each. What are the rights of the husband and what are the rights. Both of these categories will be elucidated in the succeeding sections. Marriage and divorce in islam munich personal repec archive. Islam, according to which she has to return the dower she had from her husband, or. Islam has enjoined upon the husband duties towards his wife, and vice versa, and among these duties are some which are shared by both husband and wife. A booklet describing the rights of husband and wife in islam. In somalia a 112yearold muslim man married a yearsold girl. Some of the rights of husband upon his wife are mentioned below.
The husbandwife relationship by ahmad sakr loving muslim family. Marriage and divorce in islam ahmad bello dogarawa, ahmadu bello. Islam defined certain duties and rights for the husband and wife. It is a fundamental right of man over his wife to be obeyed so long as his commands do not conflict the commands of allah almighty, allahs messenger pbuh and the general teachings of islam. That speech is now being printed for the benefit of the general public. Clearly, husband and wife have even greater rights and obligations toward each. All praise is for allah alone, may peace and blessings upon the final prophet mohammad. Thus proven, islam gives women enough rights as a religion, it is then up. These pieces of advice concerning man, woman and the sexual relations prove the fact how intelligently islam has devised ways for both husband and wife to enjoy themselves according to their respective rights, so that there can be neither oppression, nor exploitation of the woman as a result of mans extravagance or misuse. But the men have a degree over them in responsibility and authority. In islam, husband is lawful to divorce his wife and according to law, a man is authorized to divorce his wife whenever he wants kamalan, 2009. The rights and duties of spouses in viewpoint of koran. These rights and responsibilities may be summarized within two main categories.
Rights of husband upon the wife in islam according to. What are the wife s rights and responsibilities toward her husband, and what are the husband s rights and responsibilities toward his wife. Many are the statements of the quran and the sunnah that prescribe kindness and equity. Rights of spouses in islam responsibilities of husband. The rights of the husband upon his wife are greater than the rights of the wife upon her husband for the simple reason that allah, the almighty, stated in the glorious quran what means. One of the ways in which islam has honored woman is by giving her the right to choose her husband. Download islamic books on marriage including fiqh of love marriage in islam, the. Turn not away from your wife altogether, so as to leave her hanging.
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