Chapter on the Wife's Rights Over Her Husband
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 32
وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: قُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَ أَهْلِيكُمْ نٰاراً كَيْفَ نَقِيهِنَّ قَالَ "تَأْمُرُونَهُنَّ وَ تَنْهَوْنَهُنَّ" قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّا نَأْمُرُهُنَّ وَ نَنْهَاهُنَّ فَلاَ يَقْبَلْنَ قَالَ "إِذَا أَمَرْتُمُوهُنَّ وَ نَهَيْتُمُوهُنَّ فَقَدْ قَضَيْتُمْ مَا عَلَيْكُمْ".
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام was asked about the saying of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic: "Protect yourselves and your families from a Fire" (Surah At-Tahrim, 66:6). How do we protect them? Imam عليه السلام said: "You command them and forbid them." It was said to him: "We command them and forbid them, but they do not accept." Imam عليه السلام said: "When you have commanded them and forbidden them, then you have fulfilled your responsibility."
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