Division of Labour in the House & Outside

 
It is related in the book Qurbul Asnad from Imam Ja’far as Sadiq (a.s.) that Imam Mohammd al Baqir (a.s.) relates, that Imam Ali (a.s.) and Sayyedah Zahra (s.a.) requested the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) to distribute the tasks inside the house and outside between them. The Prophet (s.a.w.s.) allotted the tasks inside the house to Fatemah (s.a.) and outside the house to Imam Ali (a.s.). Sayyedah Zahra (s.a.) says that, “No one except Allah (s.w.t.) knows to what extent was I pleased due to this distribution, for the Prophet (s.a.w.t.) saved me from enduring the inconvenience of visiting the other men (and he allotted such work to my share that would not make me leave my house and mix around with other men)”.