الØÂمد لله والصلاة والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله
وبعد
الســــــــــ عليكم ورØÂمه الله وبركاته ــــــــــــــــــلام
The Ideal Wife
Prophetic Hadiths:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, Once Jibreel came to the Prophet (pbuh) and said to him, 0 Messenger of Allah! This is Khadija coming to you carrying a utensil containing food or drink. Would you please pass Allah’s greetings to her when she comes, and tell her that she will live in a house of jewelry in Paradise where there is no noise or toil.
[Reported by Muslim]
Khadija (may Allah be pleased with her), the first wife of the Prophet (pbuh) was the most rational and descent woman in Quraish tribe. She preferred to marry the Prophet (pbuh) before his Messengership because of the integrity and the good manners he had. She preferred him to all prominent leaders of Quraish who wanted to marry her.
Muhammed was inclined, as Allah willed, to worship in solitude. He kept on worshipping Allah in this manner in a cave on Mount Hira for a month every year. He used to stay there for some days living on little provision away from the vain talk and the amusement of the people of Makka who worshipped idols.
The Messenger of Allah kept doing that for a period of time. Then came Jibreel (peace be upon him) with Allah's blessings while Muhammad was in Hira' in Ramadan. Having received Allah's revelation, he went home scared, pale and trembling. He said, "Cover me, cover me." After she knew what had happened, he said to her, "I am scared, Khadija" This rational wife replied,
"May Allah look after us, Abul-Qasim, what good news, my cousin. So be steadfast. By Whom in Whose hand is Khadija's soul I think that you are the Prophet of this nation. By Allah, Allah will never let you lose. You keep good terms with your relatives, are truthful, help the weak, are a good host to your guests and help the afflicted."
Khadija was the first to believe in Allah and His Messenger and to embrace Islam. This faithful and loving wife supported her husband, the Prophet (pbuh), and helped him endure the most severe kinds of torture and persecution. Then, she relieved him when he was hurt or rejected. When they called him a liar, she alone remained true. Then the Qur'anic verses were revealed:
{O thou wrapped up (in a mantle)! Arise and deliver thy warning! And thy Lord do thou magnify! And the garments keep free from stain! And all abomination shun! Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)! But, for thy Lord's (cause) be patient and constant!}
[Al-Muddathir: 1-7]
Fe Aman Allah
