the home and ensuring her family is well taken care of.
She is thus of great importance to her husband, since
she is the one with whom he is supposed to consult in
all of his matters, be a comfort in both times of ease and
difficulty and the one he comes home to with excitement
and happiness after each day.
Our Prophet Muhammad (SAS) showed us on many
occasions just how much his wives were extremely
important to him, especially when dealing with matters
that affected him greatly.
Sahih Bukhari mentions the details of the treaty of AlHudaibiyyah which describes the incident where, after
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
signed the peace treaty with the disbelievers of Quraish,
he then commanded his companions to slaughter their
animals and shave their heads thus completing the
rituals of Umrah at the valley of Hudaibiyyah. As they
would have had to return to Madinah without entering
Makkah as per the terms of the treaty which was signed
with the disbelievers of Quraish. The companions were
so saddened that they would not be allowed to enter
Makkah and perform the Umrah which they had set
out to do, that when the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) ordered them to slaughter their
animals and shave their heads, not a single one of them
got up to carry out this order. After repeating this
command three times, still no one got up to perform his
orders, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) went and entered upon his wife, Umm
Muslimah
Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), and he told
her what had happened. Upon hearing his complaint,
she told him to go out and not talk to any of them until
he slaughtered his animal and shaved his head. The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took
her advice and acted upon it promptly, and when the
companions saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) slaughter his animal and shave his
head, they all followed him in doing so.
The account above shows us how highly our beloved
Prophet Muhammad (SAS) held his wives and their
opinions and advices. He gave them great importance
and seeked their consultation and aid whenever he
needed it. As our greatest example, he showed us how
much the value and status of women changed when
Islam came to the world.
Being wives and mothers are just two of the many
ways that Islam has placed great importance on
women. We are the backbone of society because from
us, the next generation is born, through Allah’s Mercy
and His Permission. Let us then hold firmly to the
responsibilities given to us, for only the shoulders
of strength can bare these roles with great honour.
Certainly, as women we have been more than honoured
by our Creator above, so indeed, how blessed are we?
WRITTEN by. Rochelle flores
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