Basic Rights of Wives in Islam According to Quran and Hadith

Once Prophet Muhammad said, “Such a woman when her husband sees her; she should please him and when her husband orders her, she should obey him and she should not adopt a manner of chastity and property which should displace her husband”. According to Hadith, there is an importance of husband in wives’ world but as per the Islamic laws, there are certain rights of wives’ in the husband’s life. Below, some of them are mentioned:

• As per the command of Allah Almighty in holy Quran, the basics are to feed her and to spend on her. In one of the hadith by Prophet Muhammad (SAW); “Give charity.’ A man said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I have a Dinar.’ He said: ‘Spend it on you.’ He said: ‘I have another.’ He said: ‘Spend it on your wife.’ He said: ‘I have another.’ He said: ‘Spend it on your son.’ He said: ‘I have another.’ He said: ‘Spend it on your servant.’ He said: ‘I have another.’ He said: ‘You know best (what to do with it).”
• In the holy Quran (SWT) Allah has stated about the rights of dowry to the wife. “And give women their dowries as a gift. Then, if they are pleased to give some of it to you, consume it with good health and enjoyment.”(Quran, 4:4)
• One of the most important rights of the wife over her husband is the support. As per the statement of Allah Almighty in holy Quran, “And upon the father is the mother’s sustenance and her clothing according to what is reasonable. No person shall have a burden on him greater than he can bear” (Quran, 2:233)
• To save her and to be kind to her is also counted as the vital duty of her husband. As per the statement of Prophet (PBUH) in one of the Hadith, “The perfect man in his faith among the believers is the one whose behavior is most excellent, and the best of you are those who are the best to their wives.”
• The husband should never disclose any secret of his wife to anyone. The Messenger of Allah stated, “The wicked among the people in the eye of Allah on the Day of Judgment is the man who goes to his wife and she comes to him, and then he divulges her secret.” (Sahih Muslim)
• Any Muslim must never curse or swear on his wife or insult on her looks.
• Any Muslim man should never hate his wife. As per Allah’s messenger, “A believer must not hate (his wife) believing woman; if he dislikes one of her characteristics he will be pleased with another”.

In a nutshell, it has been proven that the Islam religion renders enough rights to the women as the religion, but it depends on the men to further to attain their law f equality which women deserve. May Allah Almighty bless us with the life that all the women around the world deserve according to the Islamic teachings? Ameen!!