Allah said,

﴿ظپظژط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژظ€ظ„ظگط­ظژظ€طھظڈ﴾

(Therefore, the righteous) women,

﴿ظ‚ظژظ€ظ†ظگطھظژظ€طھظچ﴾

(are Qanitat), obedient to their husbands, as Ibn `Abbas and others stated.

﴿ط­ظژظ€ظپظگط¸ظژظ€طھظŒ ظ„ظ‘ظگظ„ظ’ط؛ظژظٹظ’ط¨ظگ﴾

(and guard in the husband's absence) As-Suddi and others said that it means she protects her honor and her husband's property when he is absent, and Allah's statement,

﴿ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ط­ظژظپظگط¸ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ﴾

(what Allah orders them to guard.) means, the protected ﴿husband﴾ is the one whom Allah protects. Ibn Jarir recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,

آ«ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظگط³ظژط§ط،ظگ ط§ظ…ظ’ط±ظژط£ظژط©ظŒ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظ†ظژط¸ظژط±ظ’طھظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظژط§ ط³ظژط±ظ‘ظژطھظ’ظƒظژطŒ ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط£ظژظ…ظژط±ظ’طھظژظ‡ظژط§ ط£ظژط·ظژط§ط¹ظژطھظ’ظƒظژطŒ ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط؛ظگط¨ظ’طھظژ ط¹ظژظ†ظ’ظ‡ظژط§ ط­ظژظپظگط¸ظژطھظ’ظƒظژ ظپظگظٹ ظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظگظ‡ظژط§ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ظ„ظگظƒآ»

(The best women is she who when you look at her, she pleases you, when you command her she obeys you, and when you are absent, she protects her honor and your property.) Then, the Messenger of Allah recited the Ayah,

﴿ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظگط¬ظژط§ظ„ظڈ ظ‚ظژظˆظ‘ظژط§ظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظگط³ظژط¢ط،ظگ﴾

(Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, ) until its end. Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf said that the Messenger of Allah said,

آ«ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ طµظژظ„ظ‘ظژطھظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط±ظ’ط£ظژط©ظڈ ط®ظژظ…ظ’ط³ظژظ‡ظژط§طŒ ظˆظژطµظژط§ظ…ظژطھظ’ ط´ظژظ‡ظ’ط±ظژظ‡ظژط§طŒ ظˆظژط­ظژظپظگط¸ظژطھظ’ ظپظژط±ظ’ط¬ظژظ‡ظژط§طŒ ظˆظژط£ظژط·ظژط§ط¹ظژطھظ’ ط²ظژظˆظ’ط¬ظژظ‡ظژط§طŒ ظ‚ظگظٹظ„ظژ ظ„ظژظ‡ظژط§: ط§ط¯ظ’ط®ظڈظ„ظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¬ظژظ†ظ‘ظژط©ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط£ظژظٹظ‘ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط¨ظ’ظˆظژط§ط¨ظگ ط´ظگط¦ظ’طھآ»

(If the woman prayed her five daily prayers, fasted her month, protected her chastity and obeyed her husband, she will be told, 'Enter Paradise from any of its doors you wish.')