Salah al-Buyut
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Salah al-Buyut (full title: Salah al-Buyut fi Juhd al-Rasul, "The Rectitude of Households in the Prophet's Effort") is a contemporary Arabic work on Islamic family ethics and the Muslim household by Muhammad Ali Muhammad Imam .
Subject and Objectives
The book addresses the reform of the Muslim home, the foundations of the Islamic family, and the spiritual and behavioral role of women in light of Quranic teachings and the prophetic model . In his dedication, the author frames the work for Muslim mothers, sisters, and daughters seeking a righteous life, citing the Quranic promise in Surah al-Nahl: مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَىَ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنّهُ حَيَاةً طَيّبَةً ("Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer—We will surely cause him to live a good life") . The author presents the lives, virtues, and conduct of the Mothers of the Believers, the female Companions, and early pious Muslim women as an exemplary standard for contemporary women in the twenty-first century .
Themes and Contents
The text explores several core themes centered on Islamic marital and domestic life, including:
- Spiritual Equality and Purpose of Creation: Discussing the divine purpose of human creation and highlighting that both men and women share equal accountability and divine rewards for righteous deeds .
- The Role of Early Muslim Women: Profiling early female figures of Islam, noting that Khadijah bint Khuwaylid was the first person to accept Islam .
- Marital Harmony and Mutual Tranquility: Examining Quranic verses concerning the creation of spouses from a single soul, highlighting mutual love, tranquility, and compassion as foundational pillars of the marital relationship .
Publication History
The first edition of the work was published in 2009 in Mit Ghamr, Egypt, comprising 451 pages in a single volume, and was deposited at the Egyptian National Library and Archives (Dar al-Kutub) under legal deposit number 15748/2009 .
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