Yourwifemaybecomeillorhaveanervousbreakdown.Shemayseek
popularitywithothersifsheisnotsatisfiedwithyou.Shemaygrowso
cold towards you and the house that she may even seek for a divorce.
You are responsible forall thisbecause you havefailed to keepher
content.Itiscertainlytruethatsomedivorceprocedurestakeplaceasa
result of unkindness.
Yourattentionis drawntothefollowingstatistics. Thepsychological
requirement of affection, the carelessness of husbands with regard to
theirwives'wishesandtheoverlookingoftheimportanceofthemental
status of women, have been responsible for many divorce cases.
"Intheyear1969,outofatotalof 10372 separations, 1203 womenex-
pressedthereasonfortheirdivorceaslosingheartinlife,feelingworth-
less,andthelackofcareoftheirhusbandwithregardtotheirwives'de-
sires and emotional feelings."
"Awomansaidincourtthat'Shewaspreparedtoabandonherdowry
andeven payherhusbandasumofmoneytomakehimagreetoadi-
vorce.Shesaidherhusbandwasmoreinterestedinhisparrotsandthat
was why she did not want to live with him any longer'."
Family love andfriendship ismore precious thananything else and
thatiswhyAllahhasregardeditasoneofthesignsofpowerandagreat
blessing which mankind has been endowed with. Holy Qur'an says:
"Anyoneof Hissignsisthat Hecreatedmatesforyoufromyourselves
thatyoumayfindrestinthemandHepitybetweenyouloveandcom-
passion: mostsurely thereare signs in this for a people who respect"
(30:21)
"ImamSadiq(AS)stated:'Whoeverisourfriend, expresseshiskind-
nesstohisspousemore'.""TheProphet (SA)ofAllahstated:'Themore
one becomes faithful the more one expresses kindness to his spouse'.
"ImamSadiq(AS)stated:'Oneofthecharacteristicsoftheprophetsof
Allah is that they are all kind towards their wives'.''
The Prophet(SA)of Allahstated:'The wordsof amanwho tellshis
wife, 'I love you truly', should never leave her heart'.''