Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned:
The father also needs to play a role in the upbringing of the child. He cannot expect the mother to do everything. Generally, the father feels that my responsibility is only to earn the money, and the mother feels that I need to see to the physical well-being of the child. In this way the child’s soul and moral upbringing is totally neglected.