The Responsibility of a woman
Submitted by Mohammed Gilani on
Condition: [A woman writes]: Hadrat, because I am
teaching in a madrasah, I am busy from 7: 30 a.m. till 11: 00
a.m. I then have to offer my salâh, prepare food, see to my
domestic chores, and see to the children.
In the afternoon, I
am responsible for the students in Shu‘bah Fahm-e-Dîn from
4: 00 p.m. till 6: 00 p.m. Because I am the only one at home, I
am responsible for the house chores for the evening. I then
have to study at night. Because of my madrasah engagements,
I have no time or very little time for my personal deeds.
At
times I am able to fulfil a deed for some time and it then
becomes difficult to complete it because of teaching, domestic
chores and seeing to the children.
In fact, the administrative
engagements and seeing to the education and training of the
students in the madrasah are causing shortcomings in
fulfilling my husband’s rights.
If there are shortcomings in your
fundamental responsibilities, give up the madrasah. It is your
responsibility to serve your husband and educate and train
your children, and not the education and training of other
people's children.
Solutions to spiritual maladies - Hazrat Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saab (Rahimahullah)