An Analysis of the Right of Respectful Socialization in Spousal Relationships with an Emphasis on Innate Rights

Abstract

Currently, Islamic regulations, especially those pertaining to the family, are being seriously questioned. Subsequently, one of the best ways to answer these questions is to revert to innate rights and to correlate them with the relevant Islamic rulings. The purpose of the current research was to investigate the right to good association in spousal relationships, while also answering the question: To what extent does the right to good association conform with the innate rights of the spouses, the basis of their innate nature and family? For this purpose, all the related works were investigated in a descriptive-documentary manner. After studying the relevant material, no independent study was found to have been conducted on the subject of the present research. The results of this research show that the obligation of good association is directed more toward the individual who has a greater form of authority and the possibility of it being abused. Desirable behavior by each of the spouses is in line with their innate nature and concordant with the main function of the family, i.e., the establishment of love and affection. Instances of good association must not contradict the attributes of the spouses and the family system. So, in this way, both the individual and mutual interests are, concurrently, attended to and realized within the family.