Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) says that women are of three types: The first is the good-natured, gentle, chaste, Muslim, loving, child-bearing wife who assists her husband in every situation and does not complain in times of hardship. But such a woman is very rarely found. The second is the chaste and Muslim woman who raises children and has no other work besides the children. The third is the ill-tempered and ill-natured woman. Allah the Exalted puts such a woman around the neck of whomever He wills, and none can remove her except Allah. Men are also of three types: The first is the chaste, Muslim, wise man who has understanding of all kinds of matters; if he is afflicted with any difficulty, he gets out of it due to his wisdom. The second is the chaste, Muslim man who is not himself a man of opinion, but when any matter arises, he consults a wise and opinionated person and acts upon his advice. And the third is the ignorant and foolish person who is neither a man of opinion himself, nor does he consult any wise person, nor does he obey any well-wisher.