Islam is a wholesome religion, it is the most pure and complete religion. Islam gives importance to even aspect of life even if it is a minor aspect. Islam has guided Muslims about how they should live their lives so that they can acquire heaven in the life hereafter. Islam is an old religion but it sheds life and provides guidelines for Muslims and even for non Muslims of every era. From the smallest aspects like eating, drinking and sleeping to the greater aspects like doing business and marriage, Islam provides information and a right path to do everything. It has been given a lot of importance in the teachings of Islam that Muslims should strictly follow the guidelines laid down for them in Quran and Sunnah so that they do not harm themselves or others.
Islam has provided the guidelines for Muslims about marriage. Marriage is given a lot of importance in Islam and it is considered as a sacred bond between the husband and wife. The relationship of husband and wife is given a lot of importance and husbands and wives are asked to give utter importance to each other. Wives and husbands are given rights and they have obligations towards each other and towards their family.
Husbands are strictly forbidden to degrade or mistreat their wives. Husbands should not be tyrant and they should love and care for their wives. Husbands are to consider it their foremost duty to ensure the safety of their wives and children and to fulfill their righteous wishes. Husbands are to be fair with their wives and they should be treated with patience and love. Husbands are given the duty to be the head of the house and to run the house with care and responsibility. Husbands should ensure that their wives are acting in accordance to the teachings of Islam so that they can go to heaven. Husbands should teach their wives if they are ignorant to the teachings of Islam.
Wives are given numerous rights in Islam along with a share of property of husband. Hence they are asked to be nice to their husbands and to stay patient at bad times especially if husband and the household are facing financial crisis. Wives are asked to be obedient towards their husband. Wives are to support their husbands morally and emotionally at all times and same is expected from the husband.
Both the husband and wife are forbidden to cheat in their relation. A woman who is a wife of a man is not allowed to marry another man. But a man who is a husband of a woman is allowed to marry three other women. He is allowed to marry other women but under strict conditions, he can’t marry another woman while his first wife is unhappy with this decision of her husband. Husband has to be completely and absolutely fair among his wives. And none of his wives should feel lowly about his decision.
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