Who is responsible for the well-being of the family: the father or the mother?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. He says: Who is responsible for the well-being of the family, is it the father who provides the livelihood or the mother who is the homemaker?
Answer:
Both of them. Both are responsible for the children in the house and their upbringing, the father and the mother. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:5 This is an address to both parents, the father and the mother, especially if the father is absent, then the mother takes his place and cares for the children. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. He says: Who is responsible for the well-being of the family, is it the father who provides the livelihood or the mother who is the homemaker?
Answer:
Both of them. Both are responsible for the children in the house and their upbringing, the father and the mother. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Command your children to pray at the age of seven, beat them for it at the age of ten, and separate them in their beds. And this
مروا أولادكم بالصلاة لسبع واضربوهم عليها لعشر وفرقوا بينهم في المضاجع وهذا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من المسؤول عن صلاح الأسرة: الأب أم الأم؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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