There is a general belief that fasting Muslim married couple’s fight more during Ramadan but it is a beautiful month which actually helps couples to connect with your spouse, shows a major study.
A study among 1,000 fasting couples by Cairo’s Al Azhar University shows that instead of fighting, Ramadan helps husbands and wives show patience to each other and make their relationship better, said a counsellor at Family Counselling Centre.
According to Mahmoud Abul Aala, it is not true that because of fasting some husbands lose temper, become irritated, exchange blows with wives and scold them on trivial issues.
He said people’s behaviour might change a bit during Ramadan and there can be some irritation due to the fact that the time of sleeping and eating changes.
“If, for example, a couple fights seven times in a normal month on average, during Ramadan such quarrels would be two,” said Aala.
Patience, forbearance, generosity, tolerance are wonderful lessons in the month of Ramadan that the spouses can benefit from.
Couples should try to deal with the changed situation during Ramadan and be tolerant in dealing with each other, he said.
You have a year to spend time with friends, but only this one month to return to what marriage means at its highest level, to strive the hardest in honoring and serving your other half, this beautiful individual put into your life, the person that allowed you to complete half your deen.