To what extent are the following hadiths authentic: "There are three who call upon Allah, but their prayers are not answered: a man who had a ill-mannered wife but did not divorce her..." and "Whoever bears patiently the ill manners of his wife, Allah will grant him a reward like that which He granted His Prophet Ayyub (Job), peace be upon him"? And how can these two be reconciled in the case of a husband who bears patiently with his ill-mannered wife?

The first Hadith (definition): "There are three who supplicate to Allah Almighty, but their supplication is not answered: a man who has a ill-tempered wife but does not divorce her; a man who lends money to another but does not take a witness over him; and a man who gives his wealth to a fool." This Hadith was deemed weak by some scholars, but authenticated by Al-Hakim and Al-Albani. Its meaning is that his supplication against his wife will not be answered, not that his supplication in general will not be answered.

The second Hadith: "Whoever endures the ill-temper of his wife, Allah will grant him a reward similar to that given to Ayyub for his affliction. And whoever endures the ill-temper of her husband, Allah will grant her a reward similar to that of Asiya, the wife of Pharaoh." This Hadith has no origin.

The first Hadith does not indicate a command to divorce; rather, it encourages patience. As stated in Sahih (definition) Muslim: "A believing man should not hate a believing woman. If he dislikes one of her characteristics, he will be pleased with another." This indicates the desirability of being patient with her.