Duties of Husband According to Islam

One's behavior towards one's wife is the measure of the perfection of one's belief as the Prophet (PBUH) said: ''The most complete of the believers in his belief is he who perfects his manners, and the best of you in manners are those who act best towards their wives.'' Marriage must be approached with utmost seriousness, entered with the purest intent, and cultivated religiously as it does not come cheaply and it carries immense reward. The Prophet (PBUH) called it ''his way'' (al-nikahu sunnati) and ''half of religion'' and he also said: ''Two rak’at (prayer-cycles) of the married person are better than seventy rak’at of the unmarried.'' He also warned that among the greatest of responsibilities that had been placed upon men is that pertaining to the treatment of their wives. The first and worthiest condition of marriage to be fulfilled by the husband is to ''keep the promise or promises he made to the wife at the time he married her.'' He cannot order her to do anything that is against religion. The Prophet (PBUH) said: ''No obedience is due to creatures in disobedience of the Creator'' (la ta’atan li makhluqin fi ma’siyat al-khaliq).