It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting among a group of Muhajirin and Ansar, when a camel came and prostrated before him. Seeing this scene, the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: O Messenger of Allah! If animals and trees prostrate to you, then we are more deserving to prostrate to you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Worship your Lord and honor your brother, meaning your Prophet. If I were to command any human to prostrate before another human, I would command the wife to prostrate to her husband. The husband's right over the wife is such that if he orders her to transfer stones from the yellow mountain to the black mountain and from the black mountain to the white mountain, then it would be appropriate for her to do so.
Hadith Takhrij«ھذا اسناد ضعيف لضعف علي بن زيد بن جدعان الا قوله ’’وَلَوْ كُنْتُ آمُرُ أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا‘‘، فانه جيد لغيره، أخرجه ابن ماجه: 1852، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 24471 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 24975»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The meaning of the last sentence of the hadith is that if a husband commands his wife to transfer stones from one mountain to another, or sand from one mound to another, then she should do so exactly as instructed. The intent is that a wife should obey her husband to the utmost degree.