1. QUR’AN AND HADITH
English book, PDF p. 20
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
1. Qur’an and Hadith ~ 20 ~ absence of her husband, she should devote herself earnestly to keeping his wealth and preserving her chastity.18 They have found all the good of this world and the hereafter who are in possession of these four things: a heart that gives thanks, a tongue that remembers God, a body which is patient when persecuted, and a wife who can be trusted to remain chaste and refrain from misusing her husband’s wealth.19 Treat women well, for they have been created from a rib. The rib is most curved in its upper part, so that if you try to straighten it out, it will break, but if you leave it as it is, it will remain intact. Therefore, follow my advice on giving women fair treatment.20 Women are the other half of men.21 Fear God in respect of women.22 Heaven lies beneath the feet of mothers.23 (That is, those who serve their mothers well are deserving of Paradise.)

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