It is absolutely vital in a good Islamic marriagethat the wife respect her husband, otherwise the marriage is going to be a miserable business. Since one of the basic ground rules of Islamic marriage is that the husband is the `imam' and the head of the household, he hasto prove himself worthy of that position. It is not true that a Muslim wife is expected toobey her husband in every single thing he says - there is a very important proviso. If the husband attempts to order her to do anything that clashes with Islam, it is her dutyNOT to obey him, but to point this out (tactfully and gently), and to change his orders! Therefore, if the wife is to respect her man, he must do his utmost to be worthy of and tomerit that respect. Many women, particularly in these days of `women's lib', wonder why it is that a man should even be considered as head of the household. Most women know that most menhave very little to do with the housework and routine side of things; some of them leave all the financial control of day to day expenditureto their wives, and sometimes even more important financial planning. It is the mother who usually has most to do with things as important and varied as training the children in good manners and sound belief and seeingthat there is food to eat in the house, and things as trivial as seeing that there is a clean shirt, a pair of socks, that things are picked up and put away, that toilets get cleaned, and so forth. Once women have learned how to cope with all this, many of them do not see why they should regard their husbands as the head of the household. DON'T forget to tagged n shares with your dears ♥