Family · When the moment comes
Look for a trait you love in your spouse
- The practice
- When something about your spouse annoys you, name to yourself one trait of theirs you're pleased with.
- When
- When your spouse irritates you
- In daily life
- When the dishes are left in the sink again or they're late without calling, pause before you react and name one thing you love about them: their patience with the kids, the way they make you laugh. A short list in your phone helps on the hard days.
The source
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَفْرَكْ مُؤْمِنٌ مُؤْمِنَةً إِنْ كَرِهَ مِنْهَا خُلُقًا رَضِيَ مِنْهَا آخَرَ " . أَوْ قَالَ " غَيْرَهُ " .
“Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying:A believing man should not hate a believing woman; if he dislikes one of her characteristics, he will be pleased with another”Narrated by Abu HurayraSahih Muslim 1469a
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-muslim · Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui (eng-muslim), from the eng-muslim edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
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Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.