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AlGhazalisIhya-Book_of_Ethics_of_Marriage, page : 28
The woman should stay in her house and should not go in and out of her house
excessively, she should not speak excessively to neighbors, and she should not
enter their homes except on occasion, she should keep her husband in his
absence and seek his pleasure in all her acts. She should not betray him in his
wealth or in herself. She should not go out of her house except by his
permission. She must not meet the friend of her husband for any cause, her
interests should be in amending herself in her affairs, in running her house,
establishing her prayer and fasting, and she should be content with what Allah,
the Almighty has bestowed upon her husband. She should prefer her husband
before herself, and before all her relatives, she should keep herself clean and
ready at all times for her husband to enjoy her whenever he wishes. She should
be kind to her children, keep their secrets, refrain from insulting her children or
arguing with her husband.
And of her ethics also, is that she should not be proud because of her beauty,
nor should she despise her husband if he is ugly. It was narrated that Al Asmo‟ai
said: “I entered a scrub land and found a woman who had a most beautiful face
excessively, she should not speak excessively to neighbors, and she should not
enter their homes except on occasion, she should keep her husband in his
absence and seek his pleasure in all her acts. She should not betray him in his
wealth or in herself. She should not go out of her house except by his
permission. She must not meet the friend of her husband for any cause, her
interests should be in amending herself in her affairs, in running her house,
establishing her prayer and fasting, and she should be content with what Allah,
the Almighty has bestowed upon her husband. She should prefer her husband
before herself, and before all her relatives, she should keep herself clean and
ready at all times for her husband to enjoy her whenever he wishes. She should
be kind to her children, keep their secrets, refrain from insulting her children or
arguing with her husband.
And of her ethics also, is that she should not be proud because of her beauty,
nor should she despise her husband if he is ugly. It was narrated that Al Asmo‟ai
said: “I entered a scrub land and found a woman who had a most beautiful face