The Importance of Helping one's wife at home

A. The Importance of Helping one’s wife at home

One day the Messenger of Allah ( s.a.w.s.) paid a visit to the house of Ali and Fatemah (a.s.). He saw that Ali (a.s.) was sieving the pulses and Fatemah (s.a.) was busy cooking. On observing this the Prophet (s.a.) remarked, “O Ali, I do not speak except what is revealed to me. Anyone who helps his wife in her domestic affairs obtains a reward of one year of worship equal to the amount of hair on his body. This year of worship will be as if he has fasted during its days and prayed during its nights. Allah will reward him equal to the reward of all the patient ones, Hazrat Dawood ( a.s.) and Hazrat Isa (a.s.).” [1]

[1] Jamius Sa’daat, vol. 2, p. 142

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JazakAllah

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If i ever get a wife, i 'll help her in domestic issues , thanks for sharing and reminder

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Ahem, where are all the "its a woman's job to do housework" - mongers?

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well, this just shows how amazingly great it is if a husband does help out. we should be treated like heroes for taking the garbage out, clearly.

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Yes, sure, earn brownie points for all housework that is considered masculine anyway...

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brownie points note, which implies extra points. we dont "need" to help, we are fabulously magnificent when we do basically.

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LMAO!!!!!

Then it should be no hard task to cut the piyaz once in a while. What, afraid of tears?

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real men dont cry

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Oh whatever, yes you do. The Prophet cried.

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Well said.

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damn it.... thats one big thing to keep anyone from having 4 wives...helping with chores in 4 households...man..no thank you. :D

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as well as the pious sahaba/tabaeen in remembrence of Allah and fear of the last day

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:jazak: where o where was this hadith until now? me just loves it.

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^^

Does'nt it mean that women are supposed to do household work. Men earn brownie points for helping out..

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look at it this way: the extra reward for the man is there cuz he is doing something which is not his job....

:p

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are you girl or boy?
if you are girl then you should have known that you can put peeled and cut in half onion in cold water for 5-10 minutes and then you do not need to cry.

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^ that is true.
so house work is a women's main job according to islam anyway? you cant raise a family on street or can you?

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^^

This is exactly the problem that we are talking about. Why stereotype !!!

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^ well i dont know mother has much higher status than the father. that is a stereotype as well to many. some jobs women are just better at than men and nurturing a family is one of those. its not demeaning nor easy and proper respect is due. that is not to say she cant work for financial benefits but she is a caregiver by nature, some may argue with nature i wont. why are child care workers mostly women?why are kindy teachers usually women? why is it most kids have a stronger bond with their mother? is it all due to a stereotype?