With regard to the post “Saudi women don't want to stay home all the time” (July 2), Muslim women who work to financially support the home and family are in the wrong. In Islam, it is the husband's or guardian's duty to financially take care of the female members of the family. If the male guardian or husband becomes disabled and is unable to make a living or if he dies, it is only then that females who are able can take a job. I see many women who have jobs, and yet they take care of their children, are pregnant and do all the household chores. Don't they realize that it is not their duty to work and earn money for the family? Avid1111, Online response II. Avid, you cannot say that women who help their family financially are in the wrong. There are many examples of women among the companions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) who were more wealthy than their husbands. One of them even gave her husband a share of her gold because he was poor. It is true that it is not a women's responsibility, nor is it an obligation upon her to do so. Yet if it is done, it is a commendable act and as the Prophet (pbuh) said: “She will have two rewards, one for charity and one for upholding the ties”. Abu Yusuf, Online response
