The importance of a righteous woman in a man’s life

Ath-Tha‘alibi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: «إنَّ الرَّجل لاَ يَسكُنُ إلَى شَيءٍ كَسُكُونِهِ إِلَى زَوجَتِهِ المُوَافِقَةِ المؤاتِية لهُ، وَلاَ يَهتَّمُ أحَدٌ لِأحَدٍ كَاِهتِمَامِ المَرأةِ الصَّالِحَة لِزَوجِهَـا فِي شَفَقَتِهَـا عَليهِ وعَلى عِيالِه، ولاَ يَكادُ يتِّم أمرُ مَنزِلِ الرَّجُل ومُرُوءتِه إلاّ بِحُرّةٍ شفِيقةٍ صَـالِحةٍ عَفِيفـةٍ، وإلاّ اختَّلت أمُورُه واضْطَربَت أَسبَـابُه» “A man does not find comfort in anything the way he finds comfort with a compatible and supportive wife. No one cares for another as much as a righteous woman cares for her husband, showing kindness to him and to his family. A man’s household and his dignity are hardly complete without a noble, caring, righteous, and modest woman. Otherwise, his affairs become disturbed and his life falls into disorder.” [ اللطائف والظرائف (١/١٦٤)]