Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abu Saeed (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once a man brought his daughter to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "My daughter is refusing to get married." The Prophet ﷺ said to the girl, "Obey your father." The girl replied, "I will not marry until you tell me what right a husband has over his wife." The Prophet ﷺ said, "The right of a husband over his wife is such that if a boil appears on the husband's body and his wife licks it, or if pus and blood come out of it and his wife licks it, even then she would not have fulfilled his right." Upon this, the girl said, "By the One Who has sent you with the truth, I will never marry." Then the Prophet ﷺ said to her father, "Do not marry women without their permission."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If a woman passes away while her husband is pleased with her, she will enter Paradise."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a woman came to the service of the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is the right of a husband over his wife?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "The right of the husband is that the wife should not refuse herself to him even if she is sitting at the millstone." The woman then asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What is the right of a husband over his wife?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "She should not give anything from his house in charity without his permission. If she does so, the husband will get the reward and the wife will bear the sin." The woman again asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What is the right of a husband over his wife?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "A woman should not leave the house without her husband's permission. If she does so, Allah's angels, the angels of mercy, and the angels of wrath curse her until she repents or returns." The woman asked, "Even if her husband is oppressive?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Yes, even if he is oppressive." Then the woman said, "By the One Who has sent you with the truth, after today I will not give anyone authority over my matter," meaning she would not marry.

Hazrat Husain bin Mihsan (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that my paternal aunt came to the service of the Prophet ﷺ for some need. When her need was fulfilled, the Prophet ﷺ asked, "Do you have a husband?" She replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "How do you treat him?" She said, "I always try to do good to him, except for what is beyond my ability." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Be mindful! He is your Paradise and he is your Hell."

When Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) returned from Yemen, he submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! We saw a people who used to prostrate to one another. Should we not prostrate to you as well?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "No, none may be prostrated to except Allah. If I were to command anyone to prostrate to another, I would have commanded women to prostrate to their husbands."

It is narrated similarly through another chain.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Harith (may Allah have mercy on him) says that there are three people whose prayer does not rise above their heads: first, the imam with whom the people are displeased; second, the woman who is disobedient to her husband; and third, the slave who has run away from his master.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: O women! If you knew what rights your husbands have over you, you would wipe the dust from their faces with your own faces.

Hazrat Amr bin Harith bin Musliq (may Allah have mercy on him) says that among all people, the most severe punishment will be for two types of people: one, the woman who is disobedient to her husband, and second, the leader whom people dislike.

Hazrat Humaid’s (may Allah have mercy on him) mother narrates that when the people of Madinah were about to send their daughter to her husband’s home, they would bring her to Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) would place her hand on the girl’s head, pray for her, and advise her to adopt piety and fulfill the rights of her husband.

Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not permissible for anyone to prostrate to anything. If it were permissible to prostrate to anyone other than Allah, I would have permitted women to prostrate to their husbands.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a man calls his wife to his bed and she refuses, and the husband spends the night angry with her, then the angels continue to curse that woman until morning.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If I were to permit anyone to prostrate to another, I would have commanded a woman to prostrate to her husband. If a man were to order his wife to move the red mountain towards the black mountain and the black mountain towards the red mountain, it would be obligatory upon the woman to do so.

Hazrat Talq bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we were present in the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: When a husband calls his wife for his need, she should certainly come, even if she is sitting by the oven.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the predecessors used to say that even if a woman were to lick her husband's nose because of leprosy, and as a result she died, even then she would not have fulfilled the right of her husband.

Hazrat Qasim bin Mukhaimara narrates that Hazrat Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) was put forward by his people to lead the prayer. He refused, but the people insisted and made him lead. When he finished leading the prayer, he said, "Are you all pleased with my leading the prayer?" The people replied, "Yes." Then he said, "All praise is due to Allah. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that the prayer of three people is not accepted: a woman who leaves her house without her husband's permission, a runaway slave, and a person who leads people in prayer while they dislike him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The prayers of three persons do not go above their ears until they repent: a runaway slave, a woman whose husband is displeased with her, and an imam whose followers are displeased with him.

Hazrat Zaid bin Wahb (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a woman should not observe a voluntary fast without her husband's permission.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that when a woman's husband is present, she should not observe a voluntary fast without his permission.