Application of Islamic Ethics in Marital Counseling

This study investigates the role of Islamic ethical teachings on marital counseling Ethic differentiation from other Islamic teachings, the structure of ethical guidelines and methods and how they are used in the process of consultation are discussed in the study.The ethical guidelines have been extracted form Islamic texts through the method of Islamic Ijtihad which is based on the analysis of the content of the Islamic texts.Based on the findings of the study, ethical recommendations are organized in three different categories including: verbal relations with the spouse (honesty, respect, gratitude, gentleness, avoiding obstacles to effective dialogue and being a good listener) Nonverbal traits associated with the spouse (Good temperament, tolerance,forgiveness, compromise, understanding, financial patience and reliability) and self-focused traits (Justice, patience, care, self-audit, focusing on self-improvement and dedication to self). Also, it is expressed how to teach Islamic ethical values in the process of counseling through: Socratic questions, short training sessions, providing practical model of morality by the counselor and giving out assignments for after the session.