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AlGhazalisIhya-Book_of_Ethics_of_Marriage, page : 15
The qualities of betterment of living, which should be taken into account when
enacting a contract to marry a woman and to achieve of the purpose of marriage
are eight:
She should be righteous and pious. This is the most important attribute to look
for.
She should be of good character as this is very important if you seek her
assistance in strengthening your religion, because if she is loose tongued, badly
behaved, ungrateful for any favor, her harm will be greater than her benefit.
She should be beautiful, this is also desirable as with it you will preserve your
chastity. As for her nature, she should not be ugly, as much as she should be
beautiful so her nature should be beautiful, as the two should go hand in hand.
The Prophet said: “The best of your women is the one who if her husband looks
at her she pleases him, and if he orders her to something she obeys, and if he is
away she keeps him in herself and his wealth.”
enacting a contract to marry a woman and to achieve of the purpose of marriage
are eight:
She should be righteous and pious. This is the most important attribute to look
for.
She should be of good character as this is very important if you seek her
assistance in strengthening your religion, because if she is loose tongued, badly
behaved, ungrateful for any favor, her harm will be greater than her benefit.
She should be beautiful, this is also desirable as with it you will preserve your
chastity. As for her nature, she should not be ugly, as much as she should be
beautiful so her nature should be beautiful, as the two should go hand in hand.
The Prophet said: “The best of your women is the one who if her husband looks
at her she pleases him, and if he orders her to something she obeys, and if he is
away she keeps him in herself and his wealth.”