Which is greater: the husband's right or the wife's right?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The question from the brother Abu 'Abd al-Malik from al-Qasim says: Honorable Shaykh, for the family to be upright, by the permission of Allah, the husband and wife must cooperate. In your view, which is greater in the Shari'ah: the husband's right or the wife's right?
Answer:
Each of them has a right. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Baqarah 2:228] So the husband has a right over his wife, and the wife has a right over her husband. It is obligatory for each of them to fulfill this right toward the other. This is the good treatment (al-'ishrah bi al-ma'ruf) of which Allah, Mighty and Majestic, spoke when He said, "And live with them in good treatment," because of the preservation of the marriage, the building of the family, and other benefits. This is part of the justice that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, commanded. Therefore, the husband does not demand his rights from his wife while he is wronging her in her rights and falling short in her rights. Likewise, the wife does not demand her rights from her husband while she is falling short in his rights over her.
May Allah reward you. The question from the brother Abu 'Abd al-Malik from al-Qasim says: Honorable Shaykh, for the family to be upright, by the permission of Allah, the husband and wife must cooperate. In your view, which is greater in the Shari'ah: the husband's right or the wife's right?
Answer:
Each of them has a right. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
And due to the wives is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable. But the men have a degree over them [in responsibility and authority].
وَلَهُنَّ مِثْلُ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَلِلرِّجَالِ عَلَيْهِنَّ دَرَجَةٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أيهما أعظم: حق الزوج أم حق الزوجة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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