💌 If you married your husband mainly for his money,
Your marriage wouldn't last if he got fired suddenly,
If briefly he started struggling financially,
And you have little patience to deal with simple means.
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If you agreed to his proposal for his body,
For your man's overall appearance and sex appeal,
Can your fierce loyalty last long if Allah decreed
His injury or if many surpass his beauty?
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If his position and status is why you married,
Can you guarantee to never leave him in case he
Became the worst laughingstock in your community?
Would you be strong enough to support him patiently?
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If you married your soulmate so true love is achieved,
Will you have the strength to stay faithful devotedly,
Truly love him for Allah, accept Allah's Decree,
And be fine with boosting your love to polygyny?
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For a lasting marriage that, with Allah's Will, succeeds
In both worlds, intend to marry for Allah Only.
Deeds done to please Allah sincerely are more likely
To go on, despite brief setbacks and difficulties.
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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If a woman prays her five prayers, fasts her month of Ramadan, guards her chastity, and obeys her husband, she will enter Paradise from any gate she wishes."
Source: Sahih Ibn Hibbān 4252
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If I were to order anyone to prostrate to another, I would have ordered a wife to prostrate before her husband."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 1159
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to At-Tirmidhi
Ali Al-Qari said, "That she prostrates to her husband is due to the number of his rights over her and her difficulty in maintaining gratitude for them. This rhetorical point conveys the obligation of the wife to obey her husband in his rights. Indeed, prostration is not lawful to anyone other than Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala."
Source: Mirqāt Al-Mafātih 5/2125
📖 Abdullah Ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The world is enjoyment and the best enjoyment in the world is a righteous wife."
Source: Sahih Muslim 1467
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim