51. Companionship of Women
٥١۔ كِتَابُ عِشْرَةِ النِّسَاءِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered a sermon to the people and said, "Fear Allah with regard to women, for you have taken them as a trust from Allah and have made their private parts lawful with the word of Allah. You have rights over them, and they have rights over you. Do not allow anyone whom you dislike to lie on your bed. If they do, then you may strike them without causing injury. They have a right to be provided for and clothed in a reasonable manner."
إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ «اتَّقُوا اللهَ فِي النِّسَاءِ فَإِنَّكُمْ أَخَذْتُمُوهُنَّ بِأَمَانَةِ اللهِ وَاسْتَحْلَلْتُمْ فُرُوجَهُنَّ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَنْ لَا يُوطِئْنَ فُرُشَكُمْ أَحَدًا تَكْرَهُونَ فَإِنْ فَعَلْنَ فَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ ضَرْبًا غَيْرَ مُبَرِّحٍ وَلَهُنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ»
Mu'awiyah asked: Messenger of Allah, what is the right of the wife of one of us over him? He replied: That you should give her food when you eat, clothe her when you clothe yourself, do not strike her on the face, do not revile her or separate yourself from her except in the house. Abu Dawud said: The meaning of "do not revile her" is, as you say: "May Allah revile you". (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2142)
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ «مَا حَقُّ أَزْوَاجِنَا عَلَيْنَا؟» قَالَ «أَطْعِمْ إِذَا طَعِمْتَ وَاكْسُ إِذَا اكْتَسَيْتَ وَلَا تَضْرِبِ الْوَجْهَ وَلَا تُقَبِّحْ وَلَا تَهْجُرْ إِلَّا فِي الْبَيْتِ»
The Prophet ﷺ commanded to give sadaqah. A man said: Messenger of Allah, I have a dinar. He said: Spend it on yourself. He again said: I have another. He said: Spend it on your children. He again said: I have another. He said: Spend it on your wife. He again said: I have another. He said: Spend it on your servant. He finally said: I have another. He replied: You know best (what to do with it). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1691)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ عِنْدِي دِينَارٌ قَالَ «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ» قَالَ عِنْدِي آخَرُ قَالَ «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى زَوْجَتِكَ» قَالَ عِنْدِي آخَرُ قَالَ «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى وَلَدِكَ» قَالَ عِنْدِي آخَرُ قَالَ «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى خَادِمِكَ» قَالَ عِنْدِي آخَرُ قَالَ «أَنْتَ أَبْصَرُ»