Advice for Women on Preserving Their Religion and Their Children

Question:
This is a woman asking, and she says: We ask that you give us advice, we women, on how we can preserve our religion, our daughters, our sons, and our husbands?

Answer:
You preserve them by seeking help from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), enjoining good and forbidding evil, and raising your sons and daughters to obey Allah, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You raise them to obey Allah, to follow the religion, and to have good morals. You keep them away from bad morals. You separate them in their beds for a reason, for what reason? To protect their honor from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). This is evidence for prohibiting free mixing between men and women, even for children who are approaching puberty. They are not to be left to mix in their beds while sleeping. Separate them, and do not leave them to mix while sleeping. Yes.