Surprise Your Wife | Mufti Menk

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As a husband, he had beautiful nicknames for his wives. He would call them something that they would love. He would call them a nice name, some- something, you know, uh, make sure that they're happy. Subhanallah. And it was vice versa. It was vice versa. So sometimes the women say, "Oh, you know, the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam had a nickname for his wives. Why don't you have a nickname for me?" My dear sister, why don't you have a nickname for your husband, too? Call him something nice. He will appreciate. Yes, ma- it's not wrong. Okay, one might argue, well, this is not compulsory. Nobody is saying it's compulsory. We're talking of how he did it, Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. But you'll get a reward of a Sunnah if your intention is correct. So that was the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. I tell you one other thing. He used to feed his wife with his own hands, with his own hands. So take the morsel and feed, a feeding. Today, we would say, "No, your hands are dirty." Allahu Akbar. So number two is he said it's an act of charity to feed your wife, an act of charity. So yes, to bring along the food and to feed the family is definitely also an act of charity. It's a duty. Something over and above that is to take a moment to put a hand, romantically feed them. There. Similarly, what he did with Aisha Radi Allahu Anha, he would drink from the same part of the utensil that she drank from, looking for the place. He would drink it, and he would make sure she blushed as a result. I am shy. Subhanallah. You become shy because you're full of love. And you know