The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times, Issue #27, February 2015 | Page 29

act. The Commander of the
Faithful said: The women
you are responsible for are
a trust for you.
Don't be strict with them
and leave them up in the
air.
Haola asked the Prophet:
What rights does a women
have over a man?
The Prophet (s.a.w) replied:
Gabriel made so many
recommendations on
behalf of women that I
thought a man cannot say
the slightest thing to her.
Gabriel said: O'
Muhammad, be afraid of
God in regards to women.
They bear the sufferings
and hardships of life.
Women have rights over
you since they have placed
their bodies in your control
for pleasure, they carry
your children within their
bodies until the time for
delivery and they
experience dangerous
pains. Be kind to them.
Keep them satisfied so
they'll get along well with
you. Don't say your wives
are ugly or you don't like
them. Don't be greedy
about what you have given

as the nuptial gift or take
any of it back by force.

(5) Grooming oneself and
keeping clean
Just as men like to see
their wives looking pretty,
clean, wearing nice clothes
and using good scent,
women have the same
desires for their husbands:
cleanliness, grooming,
taking baths, brushing
teeth, washing one's hair,
combing one's hair, cutting
one's nails, using scent,
wearing proper clothing
and the rest of the allowed
grooming. These acts will
please the woman and
increase her chastity.