Holy Prophet's Kindness to Children — Page 35
35 9–Responsibilities of Guardians It was Abdullah’s turn next. He related the following saying of the Holy Prophet s as : O ye People, everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible to God Almighty for the people in his care. Miss Mitchell said, ‘Abdullah can you explain what it means?’ Abdullah said, ‘It means that those in authority are answerable to God Almighty for the treatment of the people in their care. Every person has some authority over others but he also has some duties and responsi- bilities towards those who are in his care. For exam- ple the Imam, or the religious leader, who is to look after the people will be asked about his people and the husband, who is to look after the members of his fam- ily, will be asked about the people of his family. The