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Revert said
I wasn't brought up in a Muslim house but many people have told me(including scholars) that the Patriarch is the Mufti of the household. I took it mean that they pass down the knowledge.
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hmm.... but how often does that actually happen? Think about it, if the man is outside the home earning all day, and only has a few hours each night to spend with the kids, how much of an opportunity does he actually have to pass down knowledge compared with a woman in a traditional setup? I think the reality is more like: the husband is responsible to make sure the children learn, be it through school, or by directing the wife to teach them/educating the wife.