Ai'isha (ra) said : "The Messenger of Allah (saws) said ; "When Allah (Swt) wills some good towards the people of a household, He introduces kindness among them '
[Sahih al-Jami]
Explanation : When Allah loves the people of a household, He introduces kindness among them. In other words, they start to be kind to one another. This is one of the means of attaining peace and happiness in the home, for kindness is very beneficial between the spouses , and with the children , and it brings results that cannot be achieved through harshness , as the Prophet (saws) said "Allah loves kindness and rewards it in such a way that He does not reward for harshness or anything else." (Muslim)
Many men think that housework is beneath them , and some of them think it will undermine their status and position if they help their wives with this work. Some men demand food instantly from their wives , when the pot is on the stove , and the baby is screaming to be fed , they do not pick up the child or wait a little while for the food . Let the above mentioned hadith be a reminder and a lesson. Showing affection towards one's wife and children is one of the things that leads to creating an atnosphere of happiness and friendliness in the house.
Prophet Muhammad (saws) ofen used to show his affection towards Hasan and Hussain (ra) . This is probably one of the reasons why the children used to rejoice when he (saws) came back from traveling, they would rush to welcome him (saws), as reported in the Sahih hadith : "Whenever he (saws) came back from a journey, his (saws) household would be taken out to meet him". He used to hug them close to him, as Abdullah bin Ja'far said : "Whenever the Prophet (saws) came back from a journey, we would be taken out to meet him.(saws), Hasan , Hussain , and I. He (saws) carried one of us in front of him, and another on his back, until we entered Madinah." (Sahih Muslim)
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