To much disbelief/contrary, the role of Muslim women in the home is far from passive. Best described by Haneef in What Everyone Should Know About Islam and Muslims, "The Western stereotype of the Muslim woman as a mere household drudge, preoccupied from morning to night with cooking, cleaning and looking after the children, with no spirituality, interests, personality or life of her own, who is debarred from contributing in a constructive manner to society has no basis in the Islamic teachings (Haneef 155)." Women's role as a wife and mother is regarded with much respect in Islam. Man is the person solely responsible for the complete maintenance of his wife, his family and any other needy relations. It is his duty by law to assume all financial responsibilities and maintain his dependents adequately. It is also his duty to contribute financially to all good causes in his society. All financial burdens are borne by him alone. The Holy Quran states, "Men are responsible for women because God has given to one more than the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women) (4:34)." Though it is the man's responsibility to care for the wife, it's not a male dominated marriage. If a wife has been used to be a maid or is unable to attend to her household duties, it is the husband's duty to provide her with a maid if he can afford to do so. The Prophet is reported to have said that "the best Muslim is one who is the best husband." The Prophet encourages to "Admonish your wives with kindness (Al-Suhrawardy 115)." The wife's rights are greater than of that of husband. The wife is entitled to a marriage gift that is her own. This may be prompt or deferred depending on the agreement between the parties. A marriage is not valid without mahr. " Mahr" is a gift from the groom to the bride. It does not have to be money or gold. It can be non-material, like teaching her to read The Holy Quran. This is the Islamic law, unlike some cultures whereby the bride's parents pay the future husband to marry the daughter. This practice degrades women and is contrary to the spirit of Islam. Here is no specification in The Holy Quran as to what or how much the Mahr has to be. It depends on the parties involved. One of the main duties of the wife is to contribute to the success and blissfulness of the marriage. She must be attentive to the comfort and wellbeing of her husband. The wife must be faithful, trustworthy and honest she must not deceive her husband by deliberately avoiding contraception. She must not allow any other person to have access to that which is exclusively the husband right i.e. sexual intimacy. She must not receive or entertain strange males in the house without his knowledge and consent. She should not be alone with a strange male. She should not accept gifts from other men without his approval. This is meant to avoid jealousy, suspicion and gossip. The husband possessions are her

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