It is Incumbent Upon the Husband to Wake His Wife For Prayer
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It is Incumbent Upon the Husband to Wake His Wife For Prayer


Question :

What is the responsibility upon the husband if he does not wake up his wife in order to perform the Fajr prayer? Does his repeated attempts to wake her excuse him, or is he a sinner if she prays late?


Answer:

The answer to this question is known from the Words of Allah, Most High:
"Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has made one of them to excel the other, and because they spend (to support them) from their means."and from the words of the Prophet:
"A man is a guardian in his house and he is responsible for those in his care."

Therefore, it is incumbent upon the husband to wake his wife for prayer by any means possible, unless that means is forbidden. And he is responsible for her before Allah, the Almighty, the All-Powerful, because Allah, Most High says:
"O you who believe! Ward off yourselves and your families against a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones."

Just as, if he has some special work in the house (for which he requires her help), he will try to wake her by all possible means. Likewise in this matter; indeed it is even more appropriate, because in her rightness of conduct lies happiness in the life of this world and in the Hereafter.


Source:
Ibn 'Uthaimin
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 5 Pages 397-398

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