Husband’s Rights and Responsibility in Islam

The husband’s rights in Islam will shock you. Islam didn’t honor women by weakening

men — it honored women by placing responsibility on men. Husband right over

his wife is a great right. In a hadith narrated by Aisha (may Allah be pleased with

her), she asked the Prophet (peace be upon him): “O Messenger of Allah,

who has the greatest right over a woman?” He said: “Her husband.” Based on this, a wife is required

to obey her husband and treat him with kindness (birr), as long as this obedience does not

involve sin or disobedience to Allah. As the Prophet taught that, “There is no obedience

to a creature in the disobedience of the Creator. Fulfilling the husband’s rights correctly