Volume 3, Book 46, Number 730:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges. The ruler
who has authority over people, is a guardian and is responsible for them, a man is a guardian of his
family and is responsible for them; a woman is a guardian of her husband’s house and children and
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is responsible for them; a slave (‘Abu) is a guardian of his master’s property and is responsible for it;
so all of you are guardians and are responsible for your charges.”