🏡 Rights & responsibilities · #179

Can having a hobby or activity together help bring husband and wife closer?

Sharing an activity you both enjoy creates new memories and fresh things to talk about. It need not be expensive: gardening, cooking a new recipe, memorising a surah together, or learning a skill. Choose something both of you are genuinely interested in, not something imposed by one person. Set a regular time for it so it does not drown in busyness. A shared activity gives you a role besides husband and wife or mother and father, namely two companions who enjoy being together. If your interests differ, taking turns to join in each other's interests also brings you closer. Start by trying one activity this weekend. See everyday adab.

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This answer is general reference, not a fatwa. For your situation, consult the religious affairs office, a Syarie lawyer or your state Syariah Court.

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