ABSTRACT
‘Ilm tadbīr al-manzil is a discipline (‘ilm) that is used to maintain the order between the members of a household and to maintain its sustenance in a proper way. It is evident that human beings are distinguished from other animals, and the life in a house, which consists of family members and servants, is necessary for them. Man has to follow the above rules so that he becomes respected in this world and happy in the hereafter. And these rules are not to the extent apparent that man can get these rules via simple contemplation. Just the opposite, most of these rules are theoretical and the philosophers derived them from their premises and named these rules as ‘ilm tadbīr al-manzil. So, the need for this discipline is evident and ignorance of this discipline has destructive results. 1
