A scholar who was once delivering a sermon mentioned: "When a person intends giving sadaqah, seventy shayateen prevent him from doing so by clamping down on his hands, feet and heart."
A devotee from amongst the gathering heard these words and proclaimed: "Today, I will fight and overpower these seventy shayateen."
With determination and resolve, he left the masjid and returned home, where he bagan to fill a bag with wheat. As he was about to distribute it as sadaqah, his wife realised his intention and caught hold of him. She began to convince him to abandon the idea, but he refused. A quarrel ensued between them and she eventually succeeded in snatching the bag from his hands. The man returned to the masjid, dejected and defeated.
As he entered, the scholar asked, "What happened?"
He replied, "I defeated the seventy shayateen quite easily, but their mother arrived on the scene and defeated me!" [Tafseer ar-Razi, vol. 1 p 101; Jawahir Pare, vol. 1, p 142]
While the concluding statement of the husband should not be taken too seriously, the incident is typical of many a home where conflict is the order of the day. To be successful in any good venture, both the husband and wife are required to strive in unity and harmony. When either of them is overpowered by falst intentions they become a stumbling block to progress.[Pearls from the Path, volume 3]
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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