The family: a training ground for society.
Ustad Abdini explains about the deep connection between the house and the wider society.
The family is the first training ground of the social system. In a healthy home, father, mother and children have different roles. The father may bear the financial burden, the mother may bear the emotional side of education, and the children have their responsibilities. But everyone works together to run the house as one body.
This is where the "practice" (razmāyesh) of social life takes place. Since the foundation of the home is built on love (pan), the family teaches us how to function as a unit - not just out of duty, but out of genuine affection.
The ayah includes both men and women.
This is why the Qur'an says:
"And the believing men and the believing women are one another's allies. ".
"The believing men and the believing women are one another's allies. " (Sura At-Towa 9:71).
Note that the ayah specifically mentions both men and women. It's not just about society in general; This includes the husband and wife within the home. The relationship of Vilaya (guardianship and alliance) begins with the smallest unit. The man and the woman in the house are allies to each other.
Just as the body's cells support each other, family members support each other. When this system is practiced at home based on love and mutual responsibility, it expands outward and becomes the foundation of the nation.
The family is not separate from the community. This is the laboratory where the community is built.
Practical Islam - Said Samer Hakim.