The Perfect Marriage and Couple
Imam al-Hasan (AS) said to man who came to ask his advice about getting his daughter married, 'Marry her to a pious man, for if he loves her he will honour her, and if he comes to dislike her, at least he will not be unjust towards her.’[Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 1, p. 446, no. 1534]
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The beauty of a woman's faith must be given priority over the beauty of her face.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44590]
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best women of my community are those that have the prettiest faces and the smallest dowries.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 237, no. 25]
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The archangel Gabriel continues to bring down so much advice with regard to the [treatment of the] woman that I think she must never be divorced unless she has committed adultery.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 253, no. 58]
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The right of a woman on her husband is that he feeds her, clothes her, and does not cause her to lose face [by insulting her or chiding her].’[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 254, no. 60]
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a man quenches his wife's thirst he is rewarded for it.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44435]
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A man's sitting beside his family is more beloved in the sight of Allah than his spending the night in worship in this mosque of mine.’[Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122]
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily the man who lifts a morsel of food to his wife's mouth is well rewarded.’[al-Mahajjat al-Baydha, v. 3, p. 70]
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'I am truly astonished at the man who beats his wife when he is more deserving of the beating than her!’[Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 447, no. 1259]
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Cursed! Cursed indeed is the woman who troubles and distresses her husband; and blessed! Blessed indeed is the woman who honours her husband, does not trouble him and obeys him in all matters.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 253, no. 55]
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever patiently tolerates and puts up with his wife's bad character [for the sake of Allah], for every day and night of his endurance Allah will grant him the same reward as that granted to Prophet Job (AS) for enduring his afflictions, and for every day and night of her evildoing she will bear a burden as heavy as the sandhills of Arabia.’[Thawab al-A`amal, p. 339, no. 1]
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'She who patiently tolerates her husband's bad character will be rewarded equivalent to the reward granted to Asiya bint MuzaIim [Pharaoh's wife].’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 247, no. 30]
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A virtuous wife is part of a man's prosperity.’[al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 327, no. 4]
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'One of the Prophet's supplications was as follows: I seek refuge in You from a wife who causes me to age before my time.’[al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 326, no. 3]
