Even They Can Be Your Enemies
Allah Ta’ala says in the Qur’aan Majeed: “From among your wives and children are your enemies. Therefore, beware of them.”
In another verse, Allah Ta’ala says: “O People of Imaan! Do not allow your wealth and your children to divert you from the Thikr of Allah.”
Hadhrat Abu Sulaimaan Daaraani (rahmatullah alayh) and Hadhrat Ibn Abil Hawaari (rahmatullah alayh) narrated that some Auliya were discussing the advantages and disadvantages of marriage.
Finally they concluded that a man should get married because this is the Sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). However, one should ensure that the wife and children do not divert one from the Path of the Deen.
If the family becomes an impediment for the remembrance of Allah Ta’ala and obedience to Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), then the wife and children will be the medium for one’s destruction.
