1. QUR’AN AND HADITH

1. Qur’an and Hadith ~ 19 ~ 12. Muslim, Sahih, Kitab ar-Rada’, 2/1091. 13. At-Tirmidhi, Sahih, Abwab ar-Rada’, 2/1091. 14. An-Nasa’i, Sunan, Kitab an-Nikah, 6/68. 15. Ibid., 6/69. 16. Abu Dawud, Sunan. When it was revealed in the Qur’an that punishment awaited those who heaped up gold and silver, certain of the Companions said that if they could find out which form of wealth was better, they would accumulate that instead. At this the Prophet said, “The best thing one could have is a tongue which expresses remembrance, a heart which gives thanks and a believing woman who helps one to be more steadfast in one’s faith.”17 Next to piety itself, the best thing that a believer can find is a pious wife. She should be such that if he asks her to do anything, she obeys, and when he looks at her she should make him happy. When she swears upon him, she should fulfill her pledge and, in the