The Principles of Islam - PDF - Islam 114 Dawah Group

unit comprising two spouses and theirchildren. The foundation upon which Islambases the family is the fact rhat thehusband's duty is to earn the family's living,meet its needs, and defend it. While thewife's duty is to manage the domestic affairsof the family, to provide all means ofcomfort for her husband and children, andto look after the children. The children'sdut!, on the other hand, is to obey theirparents, respect them, and to be in theirservice when they reach old age.In order to keep the family systemon the right direction, Islam has opted twomeasures:The first, the husband, or the father asthe head of the family, and the manager ofits affairs. It is impossible to render thefamily's system sound without having thefather as its ruler and manager. Chaoi anddisorder would definitely prevail in a familyof which each member imposes his ownopinion, on the rest of the family members,&