Silsilah Sahihah

Sayyiduna Talq (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When any one of you calls his wife to fulfill his (natural) need, she should come to her husband, even if she is at the oven."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When a man calls his wife, she should respond immediately, even if she is on the saddle."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that an Ansari man had two strong bulls. Both of them became wild, so he put them in a garden and closed the door, then came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to request supplication. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting among some companions. He came and said: “O Messenger of Allah! I have come to you out of necessity. I have two bulls, both of them have become wild. I have put them in a garden and closed the door. Now I wish that you pray that Allah subjugates them for me.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his companions: “Get up (let’s go).” He went until he reached the door of the garden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Open the door.” The door was opened. One bull was standing near the door. When it saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it prostrated to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Bring (a rope or something) so that I may tie its head and subjugate it for you.” He brought a halter, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) tied its head and subjugated it for him. Then he went to the other side of the garden to catch the second bull. When it saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it also prostrated. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man: “Bring (a rope or something) so that I may tie its head.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) tied its head and gave it into his subjugation and said: “Go, now they will not rebel against you.” When the companions saw the scene (of prostration), they said: “O Messenger of Allah, these two bulls, who are without intellect, prostrate to you. Should we not prostrate to you?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “I have not ordered anyone to prostrate to anyone. If I were to order anyone to prostrate to anyone, I would have ordered a woman to prostrate to her husband.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! You must have seen that the People of the Book prostrate to their priests and scholars. Can we also prostrate to you? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If I were to command anyone to prostrate to another, I would have commanded a woman to prostrate to her husband. And a wife cannot fulfill the right of her husband until it is such that if he asks her for himself and she is on a saddle, she does not refuse him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abu Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade women from conversing (in their homes) without the permission of their husbands.