·•✧Prophet (saw) said, "Whoever wants to meet Allah pure and immaculate should meet him accompanied by a wife."

● "There is no institution in Islam more beloved and dearer to Allah than marriage."

● "Marriage is my practice, so whoever rejects my practice is not from me."

● "When any young person gets married at the prime of his youth, his inner Shaytan cries out in rage, "Woe unto him! Woe unto him! Two thirds of his faith have now been secured against me, and he has only to be careful of his duty to Allah in the remaining third."

● "A married person sleeping is better in the sight of Allah than an unmarried person spending his night in fast and prayer."

● "Take up a wife for verily that will bring about an increase in your sustenance."

● "Marry those who are single among you for verily Allah will develop their moral traits [through marriage], He will increase their sustenance for them, and will enhance their integrity and gallantry."

● "He who marries a woman solely for her beauty will not find anything he likes in her, he who marries her for her wealth will be deprived of it as soon as he marries her, so look to marry women of faith."

● "The beauty of a woman's faith must be given priority over the beauty of her face."

● "When someone comes to you with a proposal and you are well-pleased with his faith and his integrity then accept him in marriage, for if you do not, discord and corruption will prevail in the land."

● "The best dowry is the simplest one."

● "Choose carefully for your seed, for verily women give birth to children who resemble their own brothers and sisters."

● The Prophet (saw) said, addressing the people, "Beware of the verdure growing in manure." When asked what verdure growing in manure was, he replied, "It is the beautiful woman that comes from an evil environment."

● "Woe unto the woman who angers her husband, and blessed is the woman whose husband is pleased with her."

● "The right of a woman on her husband is that he feeds her, clothes her, and does not cause her to lose face [by insulting her or chiding her]."

● "A man's telling to his wife "I love you" never leaves her heart."

● "Any woman who serves her husband for seven days, Allah (swt) locks seven doors of Hell to her and opens eight doors of Paradise instead whereof she may enter as she pleases."

● "Any woman who so much as moves something from one place to another in her husband's house with the intention of improving it is regarded with mercy by Allah, and whoever Allah regards [with mercy] He does not punish."

● "If a man has a wife who mistreats him, Allah does not accept her daily prayer, nor any other good deeds she performs, even if she was to fast all her life, until and unless she relieves him and pleases him...and the husband will bear the same burden and punishment if he mistreats or oppresses his wife."

● "She who patiently tolerates her husband's bad character will be rewarded equivalent to the reward granted to Lady Asiyah bint MuzaIim (sa) [Pharaoh's wife]."

● "Any man who patiently tolerates and puts up with his wife's bad character [for the sake of Allah], for every day and night of his endurance Allah will grant him the same reward as that granted to Prophet Ayyub (as) for enduring his afflictions, and for every day and night of her evildoing she will bear a burden as heavy as the sandhills of Arabia."

● "There is nothing more beneficial to a Believer after his piety and devotion to Allah (swt) than a virtuous wife."

● "A virtuous wife is part of a man's prosperity."

● "The most evil of all things is the evil wife."

● Prophet (saw) said to married men, "Wear clean clothes, cut your hair and make it neat and attractive. Brush your teeth and always keep yourself clean and appealing. Some men who didn't do this, their wives committed adultery."

·✧Imam Ali (as) said, "Be respectful to women, for they are the mothers of mankind."

● Be kind and considerate to your woman. She is a tender flower, and not your slave in the household."

● "Allah will not accept the prayer and good deeds of a man who harasses his wife, and he will be among the first people to enter Hell."

● "A man who is possessive [over his own wife] will never commit adultery."

● "The Jihad of a woman is to afford pleasant company to her husband."

● "Every man who is controlled by his wife is indeed cursed."

·✧Imam Hassan Mujtaba (as) said to man who came to ask his advice about getting his daughter married, "Marry her to a pious man, for if he loves her he will honour her, and if he comes to dislike her, at least he will not be unjust towards her."

·✧Imam Sadiq (as) said, "A two-unit prayer performed by a married person is better than seventy units performed by an unmarried person."

● "He who arranges for a single person to get married will be amongst those whom Allah will regard [with mercy] on the Day of Resurrection."

● "Restrain yourselves from other people's women and your own women will remain chaste."

● "Cursed! Cursed indeed is the woman who troubles and distresses her husband; and blessed! Blessed indeed is the woman who honours her husband, does not trouble him and obeys him in all matters."

● "One of the Prophet's supplications was as follows: I seek refuge in You from a wife who causes me to age before my time."

·✧Imam Kazim (as) said,"There are three types of people who will be shaded by Allah's Throne on the Day when no shade will avail apart from it: the one who arranged the marriage of a fellow Muslim brother, or served him in some way, or concealed his Muslim brother's faults [from others]."

● "The sacred war (jihad) of a woman is to be of excellent service to her husband."

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According to another Hadith, "A Married women must not wear perfume for someone other than her husband. Otherwise, her prayers Wil not be accepted. She needs to do Ghusl (shower) smiliar to ghusl Janabat and beg for forgiveness."

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Remember, to always pray to Allah (swt) and ask for a successful marriage, etc. Have faith in Allah.

Keep in mind, if you want to have a successful marriage with a righteous partner. You must first, fix yourself and look into your own deeds, actions & see what kind of person you are.

Be forgiving towards your spouse and don't have high expectations either. Many times, your spouse can be tired or stressed or going through something.

In life, we must lower our high expectations and take a step back and leave some room for rest and time when needed not be constantly on each other's back and complaining or trying to start a fight or be picky.

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A real life Story based on a faithful Muslim Man

This Story is from his friend's point of view.

His wife was always angry and bad-tempered.

Everytime I went to his house she wouldn't respond politely to me about where he was and would even make fun of him.

One day, she even broke my head with her dustpan!

I talked to him about her and asked him the reason for not divorcing her.

He replied, "She has nowhere to go if I abandon her, no family and no relatives. It's alright, I'll remain patient."

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When you are ready to get married but don't know much about proper sexual relationship. You need to educate yourself. So there won't be unwanted problems or stress. The website below is very useful. It's not suitable for people under 18 years of age.

http://www.aimislam.com/islamic-advices-on-sexual-relationships/

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Prophet Muhammad (saw) said, "On the first week of wedding. The bride should avoid drinking Milk, avoid eating Vinegar, Honeydew melon and sour apple. During the first week of wedding, the bride's uterus is cold and if she eat these foods. It will causes her to become Infertile."

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For Pregnant Women

• During pregnancy continuously read the Holy Quran.

• Do your prayers, and ask Allah to help your child be healthy and a righteous Servant in future when they grow up.

• Try to be positive & calm and not get angry!

• Avoid commiting sin.

• You should know, consuming haram food or committing a sin affects your child.

• Try to stay stress-free.

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Foods

These are recommended and I found them in a website and I'm sharing them.

It's up to you if you want to follow or not. It might also depend on some women when it comes to the foods recommended below.

Some may find it difficult to eat or have issues, that's okay, you don't have to consume it.

Don't force yourself. Do what's right for your body. Inshallah it all goes well.

• Apple is really good for the beauty of your child. During the eight month of your pregnancy, frequently read Surah Yusuf for a red apple and eat it.

• If you want your child to have beautiful eyes, eat fennel & pneumatic.

• Eat honeydew melon, during preganancy.

• For the beauty of your child's skin, drink pineapple juice with one spoon of honey.

• If you want your child to have good skin tone. Then eat olive oil, chicory, carrot, barberry and peppermint.

• chicory is also good for increase of blood and beauty of your child.

• Every morning try to consume one of these fruits: Pear, quince, sweet pomegranate and apple.

• Eating date

• Eating peach

• If you want your child to have good hair. Then consume fenugreek especially the raw ones.

• Consuming fruits and vegetables with vitamin c helps your child's skin tone to become beautiful.

• If a pregnant mother gets extremely scared during her pregnancy. It causes her child to have dark freckle on their skin. To avoid that, she should immediately eat a sweet fruit such as apple, quince and pear. She must also avoid sour foods.

• Eating fish is good for your child's brain. Not too much. Just the right amount.

• Avoid overeating.