Asalamu alaykum all, today I am writing about wives in Islam. One important saying I will be focusing on is: "Your wives are your partners, not your slaves." - Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
In today's nation, it is common for wives to have the responsibility of looking after the house, cleaning up, looking after the kids, making food, etc, while the husband works. What all brothers need to keep in mind is this is not the Islamic way to treat your wives, this is the cultural way that is passed down from most Asian families, and this is not right. The Prophet (pbuh) never gave the whole responsibility of the house to his wives, rather the Prophet (pbuh) himself helped his wives with the household duties unlike today's nation. I have a Hadith which I will share with you that proves my point (this is in my own words as it is easier to understand but it is still on the same lines as the actual one): Aisha – May Allah be pleased with her – was asked about the manners of the Prophet in his home, to this she said he helped her in doing the family duties and when he heard the call of prayer, he went out. (Al-Bukhari). This shows that some brothers of this nation are not following the Sunnah as they are not helping their wives in their household duties. If you think about it, don't your wives get tired? Don't they feel exhausted after doing the same work every single day? Can't they get ill by doing so much work? These questions should arise in every brother's mind and every brother should say to himself: "I should help my wife in her household duties rather than letting her do everything by herself, this is not the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh)". As I stated at the beginning, the Prophet (pbuh) said: "Your wives are your partners, not your slaves." This shows that it is a big sin to leave all the household duties for your wives to do. You should also help them and I guarantee you, you will definitely make your wife feel loved and happy. You will also take a lot of burdens off her shoulders as she will know she doesn't have much work to do as her husband will help her.
In today's nation, it is common for wives to have the responsibility of looking after the house, cleaning up, looking after the kids, making food, etc, while the husband works. What all brothers need to keep in mind is this is not the Islamic way to treat your wives, this is the cultural way that is passed down from most Asian families, and this is not right. The Prophet (pbuh) never gave the whole responsibility of the house to his wives, rather the Prophet (pbuh) himself helped his wives with the household duties unlike today's nation. I have a Hadith which I will share with you that proves my point (this is in my own words as it is easier to understand but it is still on the same lines as the actual one): Aisha – May Allah be pleased with her – was asked about the manners of the Prophet in his home, to this she said he helped her in doing the family duties and when he heard the call of prayer, he went out. (Al-Bukhari). This shows that some brothers of this nation are not following the Sunnah as they are not helping their wives in their household duties. If you think about it, don't your wives get tired? Don't they feel exhausted after doing the same work every single day? Can't they get ill by doing so much work? These questions should arise in every brother's mind and every brother should say to himself: "I should help my wife in her household duties rather than letting her do everything by herself, this is not the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh)". As I stated at the beginning, the Prophet (pbuh) said: "Your wives are your partners, not your slaves." This shows that it is a big sin to leave all the household duties for your wives to do. You should also help them and I guarantee you, you will definitely make your wife feel loved and happy. You will also take a lot of burdens off her shoulders as she will know she doesn't have much work to do as her husband will help her.