It is preferable for the woman to perform the work inside the house

Question: If the woman commits to hijab, does the husband or her guardian have the right to compel her to bring firewood from the valley, and likewise to bring water, tend the sheep, and assist him with farming, such as harvesting the crops and various types of agriculture, while she is wearing hijab? Or is it incumbent upon him to keep her in the house and take upon himself bringing what is outside the house?

Answer: If women like her perform these tasks, then she must perform them while wearing hijab, because the women of the Muhajireen and the Ansar (may Allah be pleased with them all) used to assist their husbands in some of the tasks they were capable of, and they are the role models in goodness. It is preferable for the husband to perform what is outside the house, and for the woman to perform what is inside the house, where that is facilitated. This issue varies according to the variation in people's custom.
It is obligatory to observe the limits of the Shari'ah in all matters, and every custom that contradicts the pure Shari'ah must be abandoned. I ask Allah to grant everyone success in understanding the religion and steadfastness upon it, for He is Generous and Bountiful.
President of the Islamic University