women, in fact, Allah Almighty even declared wives to be a means of peace and tranquillity for their husbands.^[1]

Allah Almighty addressed husbands in regards to their wives, and stated:

وَ عَاشِرُوْهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِۚ-

And deal with them kindly.^[2]

Islam openly clarified that the best of people is the one who has the best conduct towards his wife. Hence, the final Prophet of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: “The best of people is the one who is the best towards his family, and I am the best towards my family from you all.”^[3]

Sayyiduna Hakeem bin Mu’awiyah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ narrates from his father, that a person once asked the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: “What is the right of the wife upon the husband?” He صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated in reply: “When he eats, he should also feed her. When he wears clothes, he should also dress her. He should not hit her on the face nor say she is ugly, and if he has to resort to seclusion from her, then he should only do so in the home.”^[4]

In the age of ignorance, husbands would demand wealth from their wives, and if the wife rejected this demand, the husbands would swear an oath to not go near them for many years. Islam brought this oppressive tradition to an end, and instead of years, specified a period of only four months.

In short, it is Islam that truly gave wives a unique position in society. It established rights for them, and taught husbands to be kind and