Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Islamic Family-Life Ethics

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Translator’s Note
• The First Talk
• 1. Compatibility Between Faith and Nature
• 2. The Nature of knowing or understanding Allah
• 3. Prayer is Instinctive
• 4. Importance of Prayer
• 5. The Prayer of Hadhrat Fatima Zahra (a.s.)
• The Second Talk
• 1. Islam and Human Inclinations
• 2. Life Under Islamic Purview
• Basic Life
• Comfortable Life
• Luxurious Life
• The Third Talk
• 2. Quranic View of Matrimony
• 3. Matrimony in the Light of Tradition
• 4. Importance Of Sexual Instinct In Islam
• 5. Moderation In Dowry
• The Fourth Talk
• 1. Obstruction To Matrimony
• 2. Making Lame Excuses
• 3. Unnecessary Show
• 4. Excessive Mahr
• 5. LavishWalima Or Reception
• A Wrong Practice
• The Fifth Talk
• 1. The Dowry (From The Bride)
• 2. Miserliness
• 3. Summary Of Discussion
• The Sixth Talk
• 1. The Sanctity Of Home
• 2. Household Chores
• 3. The Effect Of Ill-Gotten Wealth
• The Seventh Talk
• 1. Mutual Understanding At Home
• 2. Blaming Each Other
• 3. Spirit Of Understanding At Home
• The Eighth Talk
• 1. Cultivating The Habit Of Sin
• 2. Abandoning The Veil Is A Moral Exhibitionism
• 3. The Second Trait
• 4. To Make Excuses For Sin
• 5. Backbiting And Slander
• The Ninth Talk
• 1. Formation of a Household
• 2. Modesty And Bashfulness
• 3. Giving Virtuous Progeny To The Society
• The Tenth Talk
• 1. The Benefits Of Matrimony
• 2. Peace Of Mind
• 3. Man And Wife - Ornaments For Each Other
• 4. Man And Wife - Source Of Comfort For Each Other
• The Eleventh Talk
• 1. Training Oneself
• 2. Need of Patience
• 3. Home, A School
• 4. More Than The Late Night Prayer
• The Twelveth Talk
• 3. Abusive Language And Beating
• 4. Insulting Talk
• The Thirteenth Talk
• 1. The Birth Of Imam Hasan (a.s.)
• 2. Conceit
• 3. Types Of Conceit
• 4. Stubborness
• 5. Unrealistic Expectations
• 6. Not Accepting Criticism
• The Fourteenth Talk
• 1. The Causes Of Continued Love And Affection
• 2. Trivial But Important
• 3. Taking Care Of Cleanliness And Hygiene
• 4. Expressing Friendship
• 5. Giving Gifts
• 6. Asmayee And The Patient Woman
• The Fifteenth Talk
• 1. Polygamy And The Reasons Therefor
• 2. Need of Having More Than One Wife
• 3. Marriage For Carnal Satisfaction
• The Sixteenth Talk
• 1. On Divorce
• 2. Types Of Divorce
• Divorce Of Necessity
• Divorce For Carnal Satisfaction
• Exchanging Glances And Meeting Each Other
• Divorce Of Compulsion
• The Seventeenth Talk
• 1. Need of A Family
• 2. Condemning Stinginess In Material Needs
• 3. Need of Satisfying The Sexual Instinct
• 4. Need of Sympathy
• The Eighteenth Talk
• 1. Spiritual And Intellectual Needs
• The Nineteenth Talk
• 1. Interference Of The Parents
• The Twentieth Talk
• 1. Obeying The Husband
• 2. Home And The Rule Of Law
• The Twenty-first Talk
• 1. Compatibility At Home
• 2. Love
• 3. Favoritism
• The Twenty Second Talk
• 1. Forgiveness And Forbearance
• The Twenty- third Talk
• 1. Suspicion
• 2. Misunderstandings Crop Up
• 3. Effects Of Waswasa: Negative Thoughts
• 4. Grief
• 5. Suspicion
• 6. The Dangers Of Suspicion
• The Twentyfourth Talk
• 1. Waswasa Of Action