A family is a small unit and a building block of the large community, and like the community it always has to have a leader or an incharge. Either the man or the woman should be the incharge or manager of the household, because both of them cannot have the same responsibility at the same time, that; too many cooks will spoil the broth. The Holy Qurän, clearly expresses that man is the incharge who directs the affairs of the house and is the guardian and protector of woman. The verse intends no dictatorship or any encroachment, but rather to recommend single leadership to maintain the order, and conformity to what is reasonablely good for all the family.

      The next part of the verse implies that this authority and leadership given to man is due to his obligations and economical responsibilities, that, he has to maintain the wife in a suitable condition.

      According to the verse the wives are of two groups or classes: The first is the good and righteous wife who is humble and obedient to her husband. She is harmonous and kind in his presence, and in her husband's absence, she guards his reputation, property, and also her own chastity as ordained by God.

      Among the second group are the wives who neglect and refuse to follow their husband. They are obstinate and unyielding to reasonings and discussions. Men are advised by Qurän to take some disciplinary steps and measures against such women, in order to amend them and correct their wrong.

      These disciplinary actions are to be observed; stage by stage. First of all the man should try with verbal advices and admonition and if it did not work, he may suspend his sex relations with her, and sleep not with her in one bed. If even the separation of beds was not sufficient to amend her; the man may use some force - majeure, and do some beating and bodily punishment, perhaps she may change her mind. If at last the wife yielded to reason and discussion, man should seek not to encroach her and oppress.