Muhammad, the Messenger of God ( P):
Observe your duty to God in respect to the women, and recommend them to be well treated.
[Al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-’Uqul ‘an Aali al-Rasul, p. 30.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God ( P):
I do not think that a man gets better in faith without loving women better.
[Al- Kulayni, Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p.159.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God, had a daughter whom he loved very deeply and tenderly. He used to say:
Fatimah (P) is a part of me; whoever wrongs her wrongs me and who pleases her pleases me.
[Ibn Majah, Sunan, vol. 1, p.644. This narration can be found in many others sources.]
Muhammad (P) visited her frequently; and on his return from any journey he called on her first before going to his own home. Whenever she approached, his eyes glowed with joy. He would take her in his arm, kiss her warmly and offer her his own seat. Indeed this kind, tender pattern is an ideal model for mankind.
Muhammad, the Messenger of God ( P):
All people are equal, as the teeth of a comb. There is no claim of merit of an Arab and non-Arab, or a white over a black person, or a male over a female. Only God fearing people merit a preference with God.
[Ahmad b. Hanbal, Al-Musnad, vol. 6, p. 411.]
The Holy Quran says:
And consort with your wives in kindness.
[The Holy Quran: 4:19.]
Like men, women are completely free in marriage, Imam Sadiq (P) — grandson of Muhammad and his sixth successor — has stated:
Women must be asked permission for their marriage, virgin or otherwise, and marriage is not correct without the woman’s behest.
[Wasa’il ush-Shi‘ah, vol. 20, p. 284.]
[ The Shia Muslims consider him to be the Sixth Imam or leader. Imams (P) of the Shi’a are twelve men from the progeny of the Prophet Muhammad (P) who are successors of the Prophet (P) and the guardians and leaders of the society after the Prophet (P). The first Imam is Imam Ali (P) and the other Imams are his and lady Fatimah’s sons and grandsons. These Imams are appointed by God and have divine knowledge, infallibility and the right of intercession [for people]. In addition to religious authority, Imams (P) have the political leadership of the society. see: https://medium.com/@Savior313/the-treatise-on-rights-7a61072f7d71
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Ali Ibn Hussain or Imam Sajjad (P) — grandson of Muhammad and his fourth successor :
you should know that God has made her ( your wife) a repose, a comfort and a companion, and a protector for you. It is incumbent upon each of you to thank God for the other and realize that the other one is God’s blessing for you. It is obligatory to be a good companion for God’s blessing, and to honor her and treat her gently.
[Treatise On Rights (Risalat al-Huquq).]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
The best of you are the ones who treat their family the best. And I am the best of you towards my family.
[Makarim al-Akhlaq, p.216.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
Gabriel advised me about women so much that I thought she could not be divorced unless she clearly commits adultery.
[Makarim al-Akhlaq, p.216.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P),told Imam Ali (P):
I will not tell you anything but what my Lord commands. God will establish the reward of as many years of fasting in the daytime and staying up at night to pray, as there are hairs on one’s body for helping his wife with the housework. The reward will be similar to what He has granted to the patient ones and the Prophet David , Jacob and Jesus .
[Jami’ al-Sa’adat, v.2, p.142.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P),told Imam Ali (P):
O Ali! God will record in the book of the martyrs the name of whoever serves his family at home, and does not disdain it. God will establish the reward of one thousand martyrs for each day and night, and will grant him the reward of the pilgrimage to the Holy House of God for every step he takes in this regard. God will reward him with a city in Heaven for every vein in his body.
[Jami’ al-Sa’adat.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P),told Imam Ali (P):
O Ali! Serving the family is considered to be expiation for major sins. It will quench the Lord’s wrath, and be considered as the nuptial gift for the ‘Houris’. It will be a cause of raised ranks, and increased, recorded good-deeds.
[Jami’ al-Sa’adat, v.2, p.143.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
Whoever is affluent but is stingy with his wife does not belong to our nation.
[Mustadrak al-Wasa’il, v.2, p.643.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
The words of a man who tells his wife ‘I love you’ will never leave her heart and mind.
[Furu’ al-Kafi, v.5, p.569.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
how does any of you hit his wife, then remains embracing her?!
[al-Kulayni, al-Kafi, vol. 5, pg. 509, narration #10 (Al-Islam.org editing)]
Ali Ibn Abi Talib or Imam Ali (P) :
women are God’s trusts upon you, do not hurt them and do not put pressure on them.
[Mustadrak al-Wasa’il, v.2, p.551.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
God bless the father who has daughters. Daughters are lovely and bring divine blessing, and sons are like good news. Daughters are enduring good deeds (Baqiyat al-Salihat).
[M. Nuri, “Mustadrak al-Wasa’il”, vol. 15, p. 115, T. 17700.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P), wondered why people were unhappy and sorry for having a daughter and said that
daughters are like fragrant flowers for him to smell.
[A. Aroussi Howayzi, “Tafsir Noor al-Thaqalayn”, vol. 3/589, T. 105.]
Imam Sadiq (P) :
Daughters are your good deeds and sons are your blessings. You will be asked for the blessings you have been given, but you will be only rewarded for your good deeds.
Daughters are your good deeds and sons are your blessings. You will be asked for the blessings you have been given, but you will be only rewarded for your good deeds.
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
Firstly give your daughters their gifts, and then your sons. Because whoever makes her daughter happy is similar to the one who has set one of the children of Ishmael free.
[Shaykh Al-Amili, “Wasa’il al-Shi’a”, vol. 15, p. 227.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
The acquisition of knowledge is compulsory for every Muslim, whether male or female.
[M. B. Majlesi, “Bihar al-Anwar,” vol. 1, p. 177.]
Imam Sadiq (P) :
As the affection of a husband increases to his wife, the more superior his faith becomes.
[Man la Yahduruhu al-Faqih, vol.3, p.251.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
No man serves his family but one who is pious or a martyr or a man that God desires good for in this world and the Hereafter.
[Mizan al-Hikma, vol. 5, p. 100.]
Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (P):
The best of you is the one who treats most moderately and behaves most graciously (and honorably) with his wife.
[Dala’il al-imama, p 7.].
Imam Sadiq (P) :
He who strives to earn money for [the comfort of] his family is like one who fights in the way of God.
[Al- Kulayni, Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p.88.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
However much the Faith of a man increases, his regard for women increases.
[Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 228.]
Imam Sadiq (P):
Everyone who intensifies love for us [Muhammad’s household or Ahlul bayt] intensifies love for his wife, too.
[Wasa’il-ush Shi’ah, vol. 14, p. 11.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
From the things of the world, I regard women and perfume highly, but prayer is the light of my eyes, (the love and worship of God).
[Al-Khisal, vol. 1, p. 183; Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 76 p. 141.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
It is to a woman to perfume herself with her best fragrances, wear her best clothes, and ornament herself with her best ornamentation in order to present herself available to her husband whether it is day or night.
[Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 508.]
Imam Sadiq (P) :
Love for women is of the moral manners of the prophets.
[Al-Kafi, #9368.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
One righteous woman is better than one thousand unrighteous men.
[Irshad al-Qulub, v. 1, p. 175.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
The world is like a commodity, and there is nothing in this world better than a righteous woman.
[al-Firdaws, v. 2, p. 230, no. 3108.]
Ali ibn Abi Talib (P) reports that a blind man asked permission to visit Lady Fatimah (P). Upon hearing this, Lady Fatimah (P) covered herself. Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P) , in order to illustrate her (P) level of understanding and knowing too well what her (P) response would be, asked:
O Fatimah! Why are you observing hijab (the Veil) when this man is unable to see you?
She (P) replied:
He cannot see me but I can see him and he can smell my fragrance.
In response to her wisdom, the Messenger of God (P) said:
I bear witness that you are part of me.
[Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 101, p. 38.]
After their marriage, Ali (P) and Lady Fatimah (P) asked Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P) to advise them as to what their duties are. Muhammad (P) instructed that Ali (P) should undertake the tasks outside the house and Lady Fatima (P) should undertake the tasks inside the house. Lady Fatimah (P) said afterwards:
Other than God no one knows how happy I became when the Apostle of God saved me from interacting with men.
[Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 43, p. 81.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
Nobody respects women but those who are dignified and generous and nobody insults them but those who are mean and contemptible.
[Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 74, p. 303.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
A man’s sitting beside his family is more beloved in the sight of God than his spending the night in worship in this mosque of mine.
[Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122.]
Muhammad, the Messenger of God (P):
Verily the man who lifts a morsel of food to his wife’s mouth is well rewarded.
[al-Mahajjat al-Baydha, v. 3, p. 70.]
Imam Sadiq (P) has reported his father as saying:
One, who gets married, should honor his wife and should not annoy her.
[Wasa’il al-Shiah, vol. 14, p. 119.]
Imam Ali (P):
Women are like flowers. They are not servants.
[Nahjul Balaghah, Letter 31.]
Now realize how oppressive and evil a man is who treats a flower violently, indifferently, while showing no appreciation for the woman’s flowering delicacy. She is a flower. Even if she is a scientist or a politician, when it comes to family affairs, she is a flower in her home. Yes, this is Islam’s view of women.
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