Short Stories of Islamic Love
Sholehah's Wife

This line of stories can be an inspiration for a wife who wants to be the most beautiful jewelry of the world and she realizes that the hereafter is a woman of prayer. Hopefully through this story can be an inspiration for someone who craves the family sakinah mawadah wa rahmah who is desired by Allah ‘Azza wa jalla 



He told his experience:

“When I married Zainab bint Hudair I said in my heart: I have married an Arab woman who is the hardest and most rigid of her characters. I remembered the character of the women of the children of Tamim and the hardness of their hearts. I want to divorce her. Then I said (in my heart): “I got married first (i.e., married and related to him), if I find what I like, I hold him. And if not, I divorce him.”

Then came the women of the children of Tamim to deliver him. And after being placed in the house, I said, “Wahai fulanah, verily according to the sunnah when a woman enters to meet her husband should the husband pray two rakaats and the wife also pray two rakaat.”

I also got up to pray and then I looked back and it turned out that he was praying behind me. After the prayer the women servants came and took my clothes and put on me the nightgown that had been dyed with za’faran.

And when the house was empty, I approached it and I extended my hand to it. He said, “Hold first (patience first).”

I said inwardly, “A catastrophe has befallen me.” (that calamity has befallen him)

Then he praises Allah and then prays a prayer over the Prophet Shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam and then says, “I am an Arab woman. By Allah, I have never stepped aside from what Allah has desired. And you are a foreign man, I do not recognize your behavior (i.e., I do not yet know your character).

Tell me whatever you like so I will do it and whatever you hate that I can avoid it.”

I said to him, “I like this and this (Syuraih mentions one word at a time, deeds, deeds, food and everything he likes) and I hate this and this (Syuraih mentions all the things he hates).”

He said again, “Tell me who my family members like when he visits you?”

I (Syuraih) said, “I am a qadhi, I don't like them (members of your family) boring me.”

Then I went through the most beautiful night, and I slept three nights with him. Then I went out to the assembly of qadha’, and I did not pass a day but that day was better than the day before.

That is even one year (after a household).

I went into my house. I found an old woman ordering and forbidding.

I asked, “Hai Zainab, who is this woman?”

My wife replied, “He is my mother.”

“Marhaban”, sahutku.

She (mother-in-law) said, “How are you doing hai Umayyah?”

“Alhamdulillah alright”, I replied.

“How is your wife?” Ask.

I replied, “The best wife and the most suitable friend. He educates well and guides adab well anyway.”

She said, “Truly a woman will not be seen in the worst condition of her character except in two circumstances: If she has a position at the side of her husband and when she has given birth to a child. When you see something unpleasant to him just hit it. Because, men do not get anything worse in their homes than warhaa’ women (i.e., women who do not have the intelligence in doing their duties).

Shuraih said, “My mother-in-law comes every year then she leaves after asking me about what you like about your wife's family visit to your house?”

I answered his question, “After them!” That's as they like.

I lived with him for twenty years, I never once reproached him and I never got angry with him.”