

This is what usually comes to mind when people talk about loyalty in a marriage.What I’m talking about is knowing that the person whom you’ve chosen to spend the rest of your life with is going to be there for you when you really need them. The idea, that he or she is not going to stick by you.I’m not talking about infidelity. This goes hand in hand with respect.There’s nothing that will ruin a marriage quicker than the idea that your spouse is not loyal.

So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in absence what Allah would have them guard. Men are in charge of women by what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend from their wealth. This idea is put forward in the Quran where Allah says: She may declare that she loves him, but without her respect, he will quickly fall out of love with her. You can imagine how frustrating it would be for a man, who tries his best to care for his family, to be married to a woman who doesn’t respect him. In Islam, men are taught from a young age that they are supposed to be the bread-winners and caretakers of their families. It’s important that Muslim women understand the value of respect for men, especially Muslim men. In this article, I explained that women want to know their husbands love them, and men want to know their wives respect them.

I spoke about this in my article “Love or Respect: Which Do You Prefer?”. This list will give you good idea of some of the things your husband thinks about, but just doesn’t know how, or want, to tell you. This quick list is for the Muslim sisters in my audience. So, a lot of Muslim men and women go through their marriages with very little communication and never really knowing what the other person is thinking. The only thing more difficult than translating thoughts to words is translating feelings to words. Part of the problem is also that sometimes it is hard to actually formulate our thoughts into the right words. Muslim husbands are very often (not always) reluctant to talk about certain things with their wives. However, in many Muslim cultures, men are raised to be stoic and tight-lipped. Ever wish you could read your husband’s mind? Western culture encourages husbands and wives to talk to each other and discuss things.
