Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (may Allah be his Helper) said the following regarding making homes heaven-like:
“The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said that the world is a provision for this life, that is, the world is a means for this life, and there is no better provision in the world than a virtuous woman. If there is a pious woman, then there is no provision better in the world. While this draws the attention of men to the fact that they should marry virtuous women, it is also something for women to reflect on that they should try to mould their lives in the way that God and His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) want them to. How has the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) defined an excellent wife? He says that an excellent wife is one who happily serves her husband and desists from what he stops her from doing. If a husband does not possess righteousness, this can be very difficult to accomplish. However, to save homes and to save relationships, efforts should continue to be made as much as possible. Effort to end conflicts should be made to the best of one’s ability. The home that operates on righteousness, and which the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) has defined and has prayed mercy for, is a home where the husband wakes up to offer optional Prayers (
–nawafil) at night and also awakens his wife. If she is in deep sleep he sprinkles water on her face. Similarly, if the wife wakes up first, she should adopt the same method to awaken her husband. Such homes, where husbands and wives awake at night to seek the pleasure of God will certainly be heaven-like.
“A disagreement, where the relationship was about to break up due to the man’s abuse, was brought before me. The woman had four or five children. I counselled them and there was some reformation, but the man started the abuse again. The woman put forward an application for 
(khula) once again. Eventually, with prayers and further counsel, Allah the Exalted blessed them with reconciliation. Now, when I see them leaving the mosque after Fajr Prayer, I feel great happiness that Allah the Exalted gave them sense and they reconciled for the sake of their children. Men and women should always be mindful to not only keep their own emotions in view, but to also be mindful of their children’s sentiments–they should take care of them also.”
(Annual Ijtema Lajna Ima’illah UK 4 October 2009. Published in Al Fazl International 18 December 2009)