The Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), gave these important warnings and advice regarding women:
- When a husband’s authority is taken over by his wife, a time of scarcity and famine will appear.
- The best among women is the believer who helps her husband walk on the path of God.
— Tirmidhi
- Women should maintain privacy (modesty). This is because when a woman goes out, the devil tries to make her look attractive to others.
— Tirmidhi
- On the Day of Judgement, the very first thing a woman will be questioned about is her prayers (Salah). Right after that, she will be questioned about how she treated her husband.
— Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud (RA)
- If a woman asks her husband for a divorce (Talaq) without a valid or genuine reason, she will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise.
— Abu Dawud
- A husband provides food and clothing to the best of his ability. If a woman is not satisfied with it, even if it is a little, Allah will not be pleased with her.
— Saeed (RA)
- “If a woman possessed wealth equal to that of Prophet Dawud (peace be upon him), and her husband were to spend all of it, and she were to confront him saying, ‘You have destroyed all my wealth!’, forty years’ worth of her good deeds would be wiped out.”
— Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA)
- “If a woman is not content with the food and clothing her husband provides to the best of his ability, even if it is little, Allah will not be pleased with her.”
— Hazrat Sa’eed (RA)
- “If a woman fails to host her husband’s guests graciously and treats them with neglect or indifference, the angels invoke curses upon her.”
— Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud (RA)
The Prophet (peace be upon him) stated that Allah Almighty said:
- “I detest any woman who speaks hurtful words that provoke anger in her husband. Furthermore, on the Day of Resurrection, I will not look upon her with a gaze of mercy (Rahmah).”
— Hazrat Ali (RA)
- “On the Day of Resurrection, the very first matter a woman will be questioned about is her prayer (Salah), and the next is how she conducted herself toward her husband.”
— Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud (RA)
- A woman is not permitted to observe a voluntary fast while her husband is present, except with his permission.
— Sahih al-Bukhari
- The Prophet (PBUH) shared that Allah says: “I am displeased with any woman who speaks words that anger her husband and make him furious. Furthermore, on the Day of Judgement, I will not look at her with mercy.”