Allah, the Most High said: “Among His Signs is that He created spouses for you of your own kind so that you may find tranquillity in them. And He has placed love and mercy between you. Verily in that are Signs for those who reflect. Surah Ar-Rum, 30:21

The Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him said, “When a person gets married he has completed half of his religion, so let him fear Allah with regard to the other half.” Bayhaqi, Shu’ab al-Iman, Sh Al-Albaani Hasan Li Ghayrihi, Saheeh al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb (1916)

Marriage is an important institution in the great religion of Islam. Humans have been created as social creatures, requiring interactions with each other in order to survive. Harmoniously coexisting in love and mercy amongst men and women were created to complement one another in companionship.

The family as a basic social institution is the cornerstone of society, and strong marriages are the basis for strong communities.

Thus, marriage was the way of the previous prophets and messengers, and it was the practice of our noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) and his companions – may Allah be pleased with them all, Ameen.This simple, but important text, covers many aspects of married life which every Muslim must acquaint themselves with. The Sheikh – may Allah have mercy on him – has diligently put together this work, quoting from the Qur’an and authentic Ahadeeth of the Messenger of Allah peace and blessing be upon him. It is a great guide for all those who intend on getting married, as much as it is for those who are already married. Familiarising oneself with this work is a must for every Muslim who wishes to learn and practise the Islamic manners and etiquettes related to marital life. It is a text that no Muslim home or library, should be without.

Kitab At-Tauhid is one of the best books on the subject of Tawheed (Tauheed, Tawhid - Monotheism) and ranks high in authenticity. In this book all the relevant verses of the Qur'an have been discussed reasonably, rationally, and sincerely. The essence of the Qur'an and Sunnah is placed in a very simple manner in this book.

Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf An-Nawawi (d.676H)
Imam Nawawi (d.676H) said: “Scholars have compiled forty hadith on the foundations of the religion, some on the subsidiary matters, some on jihad, some on abstinence, some on etiquette and others on sermons. All of these are righteous aims, may Allah be pleased with those who pursued them.

However, I considered it best to compile forty hadith, which are more important than that, as these forty hadith incorporate all of these [individual] subjects. The scholars described these hadith as being the axis of Islam, half of Islam, or a third of it, and so forth.

I will only include authentic ahadith in this compilation of forty hadith. The majority of them are found in the Sahih of Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. I cite them without the chain of narrations, to make it easier to memorise them and to make them as beneficial as possible – if Allah, the Most High wills. I also included a section explaining the meanings of any obscure words.

Every person who desires and yearns for the hereafter should know, these ahadith because of the important matters they contain and the direction they give concerning all forms of obedience. This is clear to anyone who has reflected upon them. I rely solely upon Allah and entrust my affairs only to Him. To Him is all praise and grace, and with Him is success and immunity from error.”

The author says, “The topic of this book, “The Attributes of the Righteous Wife”, isn’t just for the young woman looking forward to marriage and wants to know about the attributes of a good wife in order to adorn herself with those attributes and prepare herself to implement and perfect them. Nor is it merely addressed to the married woman who has already chosen these righteous attributes and wishes to persevere and continue to practice them. Nor is it only for the married woman who fails to fulfil these attributes and falls short in them in order for her to fix herself and rectify her marital life. Rather it is an address and a reminder much more general than all of this.

It is a reminder for the father who wants his daughters as well as any other women under his guardianship to have a good upbringing, an honourable life and an entrance into marital life according to what Allah and His Messenger have intended. This treatise will hopefully aid him in reminding these young women of the legislative guidelines and necessary characteristics that the young Muslim woman must be cultivated upon and look after. This treatise is also a reminder for the mother who is the shepherd of her home, the one responsible for her daughters as their instructor, for surely most women grow up practising that which they saw and heard their mothers doing. It is also a reminder for the callers to Allah to look after this affair, to place importance on this matter and to strive very hard in spreading these virtuous attributes, commendable characteristics and blessed traits….”