CONCERNING DIVORCE

7. Concerning divorce ~ 162 ~ psychological fact that each man and each woman born into this world are by their very nature quite different from each other. That is why the sole method of having unity in this world is to live unitedly in spite of differences. This can be achieved only through patience and tolerance, virtues advocated by the Prophet not only in a general sense, but, more importantly, in the particular context of married life. Without these qualities, there can be no stability in the bond of marriage. According to Abu Hurayrah, the Prophet said, “No believing man should bear any grudge against a believing woman. If one of her ways is not to his liking, there must be many things about her that would please him.”142 139. Qur’an, 4:21. 140. lbn Majah, Sunan, Kitab an-Nikah. 141. Abu Dawud, Sunan, Kitab at-TaIaq, 2/255. 142. Muslim, Sahih, Kitab ar-Rada’, 2/1091. It is an accepted fact that everyone has his strengths and his weaknesses, his plus points and his minus