Principles of Marriage and Family Ethics

facedwiththeunhappyeventsoflife,onewouldnotbecomeannoyedor angry. Supposethatyouhaveexperiencedanunpleasantevent.Thiseventis eit ...

youknowhowmuchtheycouldsufferfromyourunpleasantandharsh manners? Evenifyoudonottakeyourfamilyveryseriously,atleasthavemercy upon ...

The prophet (SA) of Allah stated: 'There is no joy better than good behaviour'," "TheProphet(SA)alsostated:'Goodbehaviourishalft ...

Chapter 47 Complaining Unnecessarily The problemsof lifeare many.Thereisnot anyone whois completely happywith his situation.Buts ...

Theymightevenrunawayfromhomeandmightfallintothetrapofcor- ruptionandcrime.Theleastisthatitleavesamentalscaronthem.Isit not bette ...

Chapter 48 Picking up Quarrels Some men are constantly seeking excuses to pick up fault with everything.Theymoanateverytrivialma ...

Butifhisparticipationtakestheformofpickingupfaultandconstant moaning,thenthehousewifegetsusedtothemandconsequentlythisat- titude ...

Chapter 49 Appease Her and sympathise with Her Awomanalso,similartoaman,undergoes emotionalchanges.Sheex- perienceshappiness, an ...

Bepatient andtreat heraccording toyourlogic. Shewouldcertainly findyourhelpusedandlifewillsoongetbacktonormalforbothofyou. On th ...

Chapter 50 Do not pick up Faults Thereisnooneinthisworldwhohasallthequalitiesandfreefromall thefaults.Somepeoplemaybetoofatortoo ...

Acontinuationof thisconversationopensthe doorforcriticismsand turns the house into a battlefield in which the couple insults and ...

"TheProphet (SA)ofAllahstated:'0youwho expresstobeMuslims bytongueonlybutfaithhasnotenteredyourhearts!Donotspeakillof Muslimsand ...

Chapter 51 Do not Pay Attention to Slanderous Talk of the Critics Somepeopleareinthe habitofutteringslanderaboutothers.Thisdis- ...

Thushismotherandsister'(s)specificallyfeeloffended.Theyregard theirnewbrideasathreatwhowouldbe takingtheiryoungboyaway fromthem. ...

Amanmustbeawarethatcriticismsabouthiswifebyhismother,sis- ter,etcarenotmeanttobesympatheticandoutofgoodintentions,but the main r ...

Butunfortunately,somemothersandsistersdonotgiveupeasilyand resortto maliciousaccusationssuchasadultery. Theproblem becomes soser ...

shewouldrespect hisparents,they wouldnot feelthe necessityof an- noying her and would even be proud of her and support her. Fina ...

Chapter 52 Overlook Her Mistakes Other than the Infallible ones (whom Allah has vowed to keep away fromsins),nohumanbeingisperfe ...

silent. Their marriage then loses itswarmth and they might resort to divorce. Remember that adivorceis harmful toboth parties be ...

ImamSadiq(AS)alsostated:'Whoeverpunishesthosewhoaresubor- dinatetohim,shouldnotexpecttobehonouredortoattainhighranks'."' One of ...