Marital Discord (al-Nushooz)
Its Definition, Cases, Causes, Means of
Protection From It, and Its Remedy From the Quran and Sunnah.
By Saalih ibn Ghaanim Al-Sadlaan
Translated by Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo
Paperback 72 Pages
ISBN-13: 978-1891540004
Al-Basheer USA
Certainly, security and happiness, regardless
of whether talking about the family or the society, will not come about simply
through force and coercion. They will not be present through the power of iron
or fire. In fact, they can only come about through the rectifying of the souls,
purifying of the characters, proper perceptions and sticking to the laws of
Islam and acting in accord with them in all aspects of life. If that is present,
then the causes for security in society are present and for the family there
will be the pillars for continuance and permanence. If Muslims would return to
the principles of Islam and its law, they would find that it has laid down
practical and realistic means for solving such disputes. In bringing about a
good and proper family and marital life, the Noble Qur'an has laid down a path
that solves every problem that could exist between the spouses and has laid down
for them the ways of wisdom and stages of behaviour that will lead to goodness.
There is nothing amazing in this, since it is the law of a Lord who is
Knowledgeable, Aware, who created mankind and knows its hidden aspects and
places of weakness. What then are the laws that bring about this great good of
security and tranquillity? It is what is known in fiqh as the laws of nushooz,
its cases, its causes, how to be protected from it, and the means to cure the
problem. This is what discussed in this book's pages.
Dr Saalih ibn Ghaanim al-Sadlaan is Professor
of Shariah at Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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