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First aspect: How the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, trained his wives in order to make them leading examples for other believing women:
Even though the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, joked and behaved in a lighthearted manner with his wives, yet he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was keen on training them and making leading examples out of them.
He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, did so owing to the feeling of responsibility he had as a husband and in implementation of his own words where he said:
“Allah will call each person to account in respect of the subjects whom He had entrusted to them, did he ruin them or protect them? Until He [Allah] will call the man to account in respect of his household.”
Ibn `Umar (a Companion) narrated that the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:
“All of you are guardians and are responsible for your wards. The ruler is a guardian and responsible for his subjects; the man is a guardian and responsible for his family”.
The man is responsible for teaching his wife, guiding her and instructing her. There have been evil consequences in the lives of many women when their husbands abandoned their role in teaching them matters of religion and things that benefit them in the Hereafter.
