hischildren isablessingforaman.Oneofthe importantpointsthata
Muslimmarriedmanshouldrememberisthefactthathiswifeisalsoa
Muslimandmawbe unawareof theIslamic codeoflifeandlaws.She
may not even know about having w'uzu (ablution), praying, etc.
Asamatteroffactitisadutyofparentstoteachtheirchildrenallthe
necessaryIslamicmattersandprecepts,Unfortunatelyhowever,parents
aremostlyignorantofthisfactandwithoutteachingtheirdaughtersany
thingabout Islam,marrythem off. Thustheirresponsibility fallsupon
the shoulders of the men they marry.
Dearsir!itisyourresponsibilitytofamiliariseyourwifewithIslamic
precepts andto teachherthe dos anddon'tsof the religion.Makeher
learnaboutIslamicbehaviour.Ifyoucannotdothisthenseekhelpfrom
othersorarrangeforbooksandarticlesonIslamandmakeherreadand
practisethem.Youcanevenarrangehereducationandtrainingthrough
an honest and learned person.
Inbriefitisaresponsibilityofamantoencouragehiswifetodogood
andtoforbidherfromcommittinganywrong.Ifheconformswiththis
responsibilitythenhewouldenjoythecompanyofawell-behaved,kind,
moral, and wise wife.
Ifhe,however,neglectshisduty,hewouldsufferbyhavinganignor-
antwifewhosefaith isweakandwhoisnotimmunefromimmorality.
Hewould alsobequestionedbyAllahin thenextworld regardinghis
negligence.
Allahstatesin theHolyQur'an-"O Yewho believe!Saveyourselves
and your families from a fire whose fuel is men and stones." (66:6)
ImamSadiq(AS)stated:'WhentheaboveAyah(verse)wasrevealed,
oneoftheMuslimswascryingandsaid:'Iamunabletosaveeven my-
self fromthe Hellfire andIam supposedto beresponsible tosavemy
familyfromHellaswell'!TheProphet(SA)statedtothisman:'Itwould
sufficeyouonly toorder themto dothose thingsthat youhave todo
yourselfandto forbidthemfromthosedeeds thatyouyourselfshould
abstain from'."