What does Islam say about the rights and duties of woman?

"If she works outside the house, it is praiseworthy for the husband to hire house help to relieve her from too heavy a burden. The wife's duties do not require her to feed her child, nor even to nurse it, nor to clean nor cook. It is the husband's duty to provide a nursemaid, food for older children, and servants to clean and cook. However, if the wife does those things out of mercy and love, it is a gift to the husband on her part." --There was no ref. Is this found in Koran or any Hadiths?

Dear Brother / Sister,

There is no verse or hadith regarding that view. It is a conclusion deduced from the Quran and hadiths by some scholars of Islam. It is an evidence showing the broad freedom given by Islam and the statue of woman in the family. Islam put a stop to the ignorant mind that views women as slaves; Islam regards her not as a servant but as a lady of the house, states that her husband is not entitled to making her do something that she is reluctant to do, guarantees her with a reward for her every service she does. In addition, Islam considers households duties equal to jihad (holy war in the cause of Allah and His command). Our prophet advised his daughter Fatima to do the housework and asked her to assist her husband.

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