He,(PBUH) used to instruct their husbands about matters that harmed them

‘“Once Khuwaylah bint Hakeem came to visit me, and she was married to ‘Uthmaan ibn Math’oon. When the Messenger of Allah, sal- lallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, saw how shabby she looked, he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “O ‘Aa’ishah, Khuwaylah looks very shabby.” I said: ‘O Mes- senger of Allah, she is a woman (as if she was) without a husband. Her husband always fasts during the day and stays up all night in prayer. She is like a woman who has no husband, and thus she refrains from taking care of her looks.’ The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, sent someone to call ‘Uthmaan ibn Math’oon, and he came. He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “O ‘Uthmaan, did you give up my traditions?” He replied: ‘No, O Messen- ger of Allah, I swear by Allah it is your tradition that I always try to practice.’ Thereupon he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “I sleep and get up at night to pray; I fast some days and other days I refrain from fasting; and I take pleasure in my wives. Fear Allah O ‘Uthmaan, your wife has a right upon you, your guests have a right upon you; and your body has a right upon you. Fast some days and refrain from fasting other days. Get up for the night prayer some nights, and rest other nights.”1