How to Make your Wife Happy

To help strengthening the Muslim families and spread the teachings of Islam in building families, the Muslim Students' Association at the University of Alberta prepared a extremely summarized translation for two books. The books are Arabic by Sheikh Mohammad Abdelhaleem Hamed.  An Egyptian scholar, who graduated from the Islamic University of AlMadinah Al-Munawwarah in Saudi Arabia. The two books are:

1- How to make your wife happy
2- How to make your husband happy

These books exceed the traditional presentation of stating rights and duties to the 'Adab (good manners) and extend into application of these rights in daily life. The following summary highlights mainly the responsibilities or examples of what could or should be done. Every single item mentioned by the author is supported by evidences from Qur'an, Sunnah or the actions of the companions, but evidences are omitted in this translation. The following is the translation of the FIRST book.

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1. Beautiful Reception. After returning from work, school, travel, or whatever has separated you:
 

 2. Sweet Speech and Enchanting Invitations
 


3. Friendliness and Recreation
 

4. Games and Distractions
 


5. Assistance in the Household
 


6. Consultation (Shurah) Specifically in family matters
 


7. Visiting Others
 

 8. Conduct During Travel
 


9. Financial Support

10. Smelling Good and Physical Beautification


11. Intercourse


12. Guarding Privacy


13. Aiding in the Obedience to Allah
 


14. Showing Respect for her Family and Friends

      family.

15. (Islamic) Training & Admonition. This includes:


16. Admirable Jealousy


17. Patience and Mildness


18. Pardoning and Appropriate Censure


Finally, please make Du'a for the writer; Sheikh Mohammad Abdelhaleem Hamed, for the translator brother Abu Talhah and for reviewer Br. Adam Qurashi. Remember this is not a perfect translation so forgive us our faults and correct our errors.