Correction of rebellious women (L-539)
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وَٱلَّٰتِى تَخَافُونَنُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَٱهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِى ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ وَٱضْرِبُوهُنَّ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوا۟ عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا34b. |
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34b.
Wallaatii takhaa-fuuna nushuu-zahunna fa-‘izuuhunna
wah-juruuhunna fil-mazaaji-‘i
wazribuu-hunn. Fa-‘in ‘ata’-nakum falaa tab-guu
‘alayhinna sabiilaa. ‘InnAllaaha kaana ‘A-liyyan-
Ka-biiraa. |
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34b. As
for those from whom you fear disloyalty, admonish them, and abandon them in
their beds, then strike them. But if they obey you, seek no way against them.
God is Sublime, Great. |
In the previous lesson, we have learnt the status of the man by the word qawwaam, that is to say; the men are rulers, caretakers, monitors and in charge of the women due to being excelled by God and spending their wealth for providing them their necessities of life. Woman of good disposition is that who is obedient, is not only protector of her chastity and honor but preserves also the rights, benefits, wealth, property, family and household goods of her husband.
After telling about rights and duties of both (men and women), now principles and methods of correction are being described in case of produced difficulties and badness in the matters of practical life.
Mutual coolness and misunderstanding springs up for some times, although husband and wife have all good relationships between themselves, and it is a usual matter. Moreover, it is also possible that an obedient wife may disobey or she may have some bad habits, which may be committed at any time by her. What should be the behavior of husband in such circumstances?
Punishment for those women has been described in the verse, who disobey, abuse their husbands or have bad habits. First step of their punishment is that the husband should admonish verbally and advise them. If she does not admit it then he should be separate from her bed during sleeping. If even then, she does not change herself, then last stage is to beat her. Nevertheless, the beating must not be so much severe as neither the signs of beating are seen on her body and nor her any bone is broken.
We knew from it that every error and omission has different grades, and order of punishment is according to those grades. Beating the woman is the last stage of punishment. If the fault is very customary, then only admonishing is better instead of beating her. Moreover, beating must also be reasonable according to the grade of her mistake. It should be kept in mind in each condition that neither any bone of her body should be broken, nor any sign of such wound should remain on her body.
Then if the women abstain from your disobedience or their bad
habits after either advice or sleeping on separate bed or beating, then you must
also stop punishing them. In addition, neither you should question them closely
nor scratch their mistakes. Don’t blame them, willing or not willing, but fear
. Certainly, He is ever High, Exalted, Great, Overcoming and Master of entire
creatures. Remember it too that punishment of beating is not for the eminent
women but for the disobedient and having bad habits.
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