1:00 pm | Posted by Acharya SD.M. Murdock

Islam enslaves women, period

It is a common fallacy spread by Muslim apologists and dhimmi mouthpieces that “Islam is a great for women.” One time, I was almost physically attacked by a “cool” New Ager type who told me he was reading the Koran/Quran, followed quickly by the off-the-cuff-remark, “Islam is great for women.”

The comment was so out of left field that it smacked of, “Me thinks thou doth protest too much.” Why would he need to make such a declaration, unless he knew that there was a debate as to whether or not Islam was “great for women?” He obviously knew many had claimed the opposite, that is Islam is bad for women. At that moment – being a woman – I asserted the opposite as well, at which point he became quite angry, completely losing his holier-than-thou enlightenment. Apparently, my womanly opinion was not appreciated.

No one can tell me that “Islam is great for women,” because – surprise! – I have eyes to see how women are treated in the Muslim world. And I’ve actually read the Koran, which is not only anti-infidel but also anti-woman, while the bulk of Islamic woman-enslavement can be found in other Muslim scriptures such as the hadiths. As one example, Koranic sura 4:34 states:

“Men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because God has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and forsake them in beds apart, and beat them. Then if they obey you, take no further action against them. Surely God is high, supreme.” (The Koran with Parallel Arabic Text, tr. N.A. Dawood, 83)

Concerning the subjugation of women in Islam, Dr. Ergun Mehmet Caner states:

“How is this subordinate status defined? According to hadith 3.826, Muhammad said that women are genetically and legally inferior: ‘Muhammad asked some women, “Isn’t the witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?” The women said, “Yes.” He said, “This is because of the deficiency of the woman’s mind.”‘…

“Three times in the Hadith, Muhammad’s vision of hellfire is recorded, each time including the same feature: ‘Muhammad said, “I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority of its dwellers are women.”‘ As a result of this teaching, women are regarded as both harmful to men and a bad omen. ‘Muhammad said, “Bad omen is in the women, the house and the horse…after me I have not left any affliction more harmful to men than women.”‘

“A woman, thus being a lesser creature, has fewer rights and privileges in Muslim society. In apportioning inheritance, a woman should receive half of what a man receives: ‘To the male a portion equal to that of two females’ (sura 4:11). In judicial proceedings, a woman’s testimony is given one-half the value and credibility as that of a man… (sura 2:282). (Caner, Ergun Mehmet and Caner, Emir Fethi, Unveiling Islam: An Insider’s Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs, 134)

Islam gives men authority over women in a variety of ways – and an emancipated woman who was actually raised Muslim can attest to this fact abundantly. Just ask Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dr. Wafa Sultan and Nonie Darwish, as but a few examples. Hirsi Ali in particular was subjected to the crudest form of classical – not “extremist” or “radical” – Islam, complete with radical genital mutilation and the nearly full veil of the chador/abaya. (Unlike the burkha and niqab, these coverings allow for the face to be shown.) These women will tell you that classical Islam is absolutely not “great” or even good for women.

Is slavery is “great” for blacks?

The Muslim apologist argument runs that women in the pre-Islamic world were actually worse off than they are within Islam! First of all, it depends on what location you are discussing: This claim may be true for the Arabian Peninsula, for example, but not in many other parts of the world. How about Polynesia, where women live quite freely by comparison? Or what about other eras, in which the Goddess ruled and women were revered in a far greater manner than at any other time in history?; Today in the democratic Western cultures women have achieved – or re-achieved – much of this status, although even here sexism remains in many areas to some extent, unfortunately.

Secondly, just because women appear to be slightly or even somewhat better off within Islam than they were in the pre-Islamic Arabian Peninsula, that alleged fact does not mean that “Islam is great for women.” Slaves in 19th century America were far better off than their counterparts in Africa – does that mean that slavery is great for blacks? To those of us women who are truly free, liberated and whole, with the wealth of life’s opportunities available on the table before us, Islam represents slavery, period. And that is one reason why so many women are at the forefront of battling back the brutal, cruel and inhumane Islamic/sharia law that would reduce us to household/sex slaves and baby-making machines.

The bottom line is that Islam is NOT “great for women.”

Sources & Further Reading

Islam and Women
Women’s Rights in Islam

Acharya S/D.M. Murdock is the author of several books on the origins of religion, focusing on comparative religion and mythology, especially as concerns Christianity. Her works can be found at TruthBeKnown.com, StellarHousePublishing.com, FreethoughtNation.com and Freethought Examiner.

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Islam : The New Communism. Modern Slavery « Lettersfromitia's Blog

February 13, 2012 - 1:07 am

[...] there you have it. Islam is a slave based culture. It is highly documented that Islam enslaves women. With this most recent and publicized case of Mr. Hamza Kashgari, it can now be established as fact [...]

santiago29

December 17, 2009 - 9:25 am

Muslims will first deny that Muhammad had sex slaves,when you show them the proof from Islamic sources then they say that he treated his sex slaves very well.This is like a burglar who leaves a house spic & span after robbing it.It's still wrong!

Women

December 20, 2009 - 5:17 pm

Islam is hateful cruel and it is not good for anyone! Much less women! people need to stand up for freedomand human rights for all now before its too late!http://www.islamicsupremecouncil.com/unity.htm

Mavis

December 27, 2009 - 7:26 am

Women inherit 1/3 and men 2/3. That's because it's "normally" the man taking care of his family.When this woman marries a man it forms 3/3. The woman can keep her money, but the man will provide everything neededeven for the woman, both parents, children… is that equal ?? NO, not at all, this guy's outgoings are far more greater than this of the woman.Women are protected and taken care off. If you doubt these things, go to the nearest moslim family you know, and ask the woman of the family how she's being treated. Ps: not all muslims are equal ( it depends on how much you know and learn)

Marie

December 27, 2009 - 8:26 pm

Marriage is suppose to be a partner, not the man doing everything to support his family while wife is being taken cared of. In a partnership all things are equal. In Islam men are the managers of women and are responsible for providing for them. Because of this women must be obedient must be obedient to their husbands. If a woman disobey her husband, the husband must admonish her, sleep apart from her, and if none of these work, then the man is permitted to beat his wife. And if you doubt all these things, I can show you verses from the Quran, Hadiths, and Tafsirs that support wife-beating is sanctioned in Islam. I can even tell you what Muslim scholars have to say about wife-beating.

horeson

December 27, 2009 - 8:57 pm

 Cued from Ayesha Ahmed article of 24th Sep,2008 Dear sisters,How many times have you heard this claim "sisters, you should be very happy that you have a very high status and a very privileged position in our religion" by the bearded ones in the mosques?God alone knows what high status and which privileged position they talk about….<ol style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">To be declared in the holy books that we are deficient in intelligence and that most of us will go to hell for being ungrateful to our husbands; and that we will make the big majority of the hell's population? <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">To be told to share the husband with three other wives and many concubines, sex slaves and captive women which his right hand posses? <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">To be divorced by him at the drop of a hat by just his proclaiming 3 times "I divorce you" and we not having the same right to divorce him? <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">Husband getting 72 perpetually virgin beautiful houris with big eyes and swelling bosoms in the paradise and we getting the same old husband and share him with the 72 voluptuous houris? (Believe me sisters; he will be so busy there with the lovely houris that the only time he will see you will be in the hallways when he is going from one houri’s room to another houri’s room). <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">To be disciplined by the husband by being beaten up by him with scourge (lash) and green sticks? (Unless you are into the kinky stuff and actually enjoy the beatings).. <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">Being raped and then be stoned to death for reporting it because you need 4 male witnesses to prove your innocence otherwise you yourself get accused of adultery? (Your only chance of finding 4 male witnesses is that if the attacker was of very low IQ or was really drunk and attacked you in the broad daylight in front of a bunch of degenerate horny men who watched and cheered and are later willing to testify) <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">Being wrongly accused of adultery by a conniving husband and be stoned for it because he does not need 4 male witnesses if he swears 4 times himself? <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">Being married at the age of 9 years to a much older man because it is sunna? <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">To submit to him every time he desires you even if he wants it on the back of a camel, if he gets an untimely urge? (Not recommended, you both may fall down from camel’s back during the action and sustain injuries). <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">Being cursed all night by thousands of angels if you refuse him even for a genuine reason? (What a boring job for angels who are assigned to watch your bedroom, always waiting for the action, unless of course they enjoy watching; in that case they have a reason to be disappointed and pissed by your refusal). <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">To be declared half a person as witness in court or inheriting property? <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4.5pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">To be asked to stay at home by scriptures and only leave home if husband permits; that too fully covered by a tent like garment even if it is scorching hot (hey, sweating is good for you as it opens skin pores, besides the tent covering protects you from the hot sun and elements which keeps you fair and beautiful; sisters you need all the help you can get to compete with the other wives and concubines). If you want to know more about your great status and privileges please check out these websites: faithfreedom.org, islam-watch.org and homa.org.

December 30, 2009 - 4:35 pm

I feel sory for you. All persons visiting this site seems to have a lot of knowledge, too bad they know wrong. I'd like you to read the Tafsirs of Quran: 4;34. I'll give it to you myself.I read the tafsir and as an extra info: Muhammed s.a.v. said in his last speech to the folk (as one of the subjects)" you only have the right to beat her without hurting (exagerating, aswell as physically as emotionally) her WHEN she takes someone in to your home you don't like" ps: Our Prophet Muhammed s.a.v said, " If you cut one apple in to two equal halfs, one half is the man and the other the woman " Why is it so bad to be taken care off??Nowadays, women want to be "free", changing of partners like clothes, going out and having fun like kids without minds, cheating each other at work with colleagues or best friends..THIS IS DONE BY BOTH MEN AS WOMEN, don't get me wrong. Our prophet found his peace with his wife, Hatice, they lived together for 25 years. Do you know a couple that has lived that much together? Will not be that much, keep in mind that Muhammed was 25 and Hatice 40.His biggest support was his wife, and when she past away he fealt like he had lost all his power in his body.

January 1, 2010 - 10:09 pm

Wife beating in the Quran: Sura 4:34 Men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because God has guarded them. As for those whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them. Then if they obey you, take no further action against them. Surely God is most high. Wife-beating in the Hadiths: From Mishkat, trans. James Robson, Vol. 1, p. 688 or Marriage, chapter XINarrated Abdallah b. Zama: “None of you must flog his wife as as he flogs a slave, and then have sexual intercourse with her in the last part of the day.” A version has, “One of you has recourse to whipping his wife as a slave and perhaps he lies with her at the end of the day.”Sahih Bukhari Vol 7, book 6, no.715Narrated Ikrima: 'Rifaa divorced his wife whereupon Abdur-Rahman married her. Aisha said that the lady came wearing a green veil and complained to her (Aisha) and showed her a green spot on her skin caused by beating. It was the habit of ladies to support each other, so when Allah's messenger came, Aisha said, "I have not seen any woman suffering as much as the believing women. Look! Her skin is greener than her clothes! When Abdur-Rahman heard that his wife had gone to the prophet, he came with his two sons from another wife. She said, "By Allah! I have done no wrong to him, but he is impotent and is as useless to me as this," holding and showing the fringe of her garment. Abdur-Rahman said, "By Allah, O Allah's messenger! She has told a lie. I am very strong and can satisfy her, but she is disobedient and wants to go back to Rifaa." Allah's messenger said to her, "If that is your intention, then know that it is unlawful for you to remarry Rifaa unless Abdur-Rahman has had sexual intercourse with you." The prophet saw two boys with Abdur-Rahman and asked (him), "Are these your sons?" On that Abdur-Rahman said, "Yes." The prophet said, "You claim what you claim (that he is impotent)? But by Allah, these boys resemble him as a crow resembles a crow."Sahih Bukhari Vol. 8, Book 82, No. 828 Narrated Aisha:Abu Bakr came to towards me and struck me violently with his fist and said, "You have detained the people because of your necklace." But I remained motionless as if I was dead lest I should awake Allah's Apostle although that hit was very painful. left behind by Muhammed. One of Muhammed’s followers gives her a ride.Sahih Muslim, Book 9, 3526-3527Fatima bint Qais (Allah be pleased with her) reported that her husband divorced her with three, pronouncements and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) made no provision for her lodging and maintenance allowance. She (further said): Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said to me: When your period of 'Idda is over, inform me. So I informed him. (By that time) Mu'awiya, Abu Jahm and Usama b. Zaid had given her the proposal of marriage. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: So far as Mu'awiya is concerned, he is a poor man without any property. So far as Abu Jahm is concerned, he is a great beater of women, but Usama b. Zaid… She pointed with her hand (that she did not approve of the idea of marrying) Usama. But Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon himn) said: Obedience to Allah and obedience to His Messenger is better for thee. She said: So I married him, and I became an object of envyFatima bint Qais (Allah be pleased with her) reported: My husband Abu 'Amr b. Hafs b. al-Mughira sent 'Ayyish b. Abu Rabi'a to me with a divorce, and he also sent through him five si's of dates and five si's of barley. I said: Is there no maintenance allowance for me but only this, and I cannot even spend my 'Idda period in your house? He said: No. She said: I dressed myself and came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). He said: How many pronouncements of divorce have been made for you? I said: Three. He said what he ('Ayyish b. Abu Rabi'a) had stated was true. There is no maintenance allowance for you. Spend 'Idda period in the house of your cousin, Ibn Umm Maktum. He is blind and you can put off your garment in his presence. And when you have spent your Idda period, you inform me. She said: Mu'awiya and Abu'l-Jahm (Allah be pleased with them) were among those who had given me the proposal of marriage. Thereupon Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: Mu'awiya is destitute and in poor condition and Abu'l-Jahm is very harsh with women (or he beats women, or like that), you should take Usama b. Zaid (as your husband).Sahih Muslim 4:2127Muhammad b. Qais said (to the people): Should I not narrate to you (a hadith of the Holy Prophet) on my authority and on the authority of my mother? We thought that he meant the mother who had given him birth. He (Muhammad b. Qais) then reported that it was 'A'isha who had narrated this: Should I not narrate to you about myself and about the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)? We said: Yes. She said: When it was my turn for Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) to spend the night with me, he turned his side, put on his mantle and took off his shoes and placed them near his feet, and spread the corner of his shawl on his bed and then lay down till he thought that I had gone to sleep. He took hold of his mantle slowly and put on the shoes slowly, and opened the door and went out and then closed it lightly. I covered my head, put on my veil and tightened my waist wrapper, and then went out following his steps till he reached Baqi'. He stood there and he stood for a long time. He then lifted his hands three times, and then returned and I also returned. He hastened his steps and I also hastened my steps. He ran and I too ran. He came (to the house) and I also came (to the house). I, however, preceded him and I entered (the house), and as I lay down in the bed, he (the Holy Prophet) entered the (house), and said: Why is it, O 'A'isha, that you are out of breath? I said: There is nothing. He said: Tell me or the Subtle and the Aware would inform me. I said: Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be ransom for you, and then I told him (the whole story). He said: Was it the darkness (of your shadow) that I saw in front of me? I said: Yes. He struck me on the chest which caused me pain, and then said: Did you think that Allah and His Apostle would deal unjustly with you? She said: Whatsoever the people conceal, Allah will know it. He said: Gabriel came to me when you saw me. He called me and he concealed it from you. I responded to his call, but I too concealed it from you (for he did not come to you), as you were not fully dressed. I thought that you had gone to sleep, and I did not like to awaken you, fearing that you may be frightened. He (Gabriel) said: Your Lord has commanded you to go to the inhabitants of Baqi' (to those lying in the graves) and beg pardon for them. I said: Messenger of Allah, how should I pray for them (How should I beg forgiveness for them)? He said: Say, Peace be upon the inhabitants of this city (graveyard) from among the Believers and the Muslims, and may Allah have mercy on those who have gone ahead of us, and those who come later on, and we shall, God willing, join you. Abu Dawud Vol. 2, Book 11, No. 2139-2142Jabir b. Abdullah ( Allah be pleased with them ) reported: Abu Bakr ( Allah be pleased with him ) came and sought permission to see Allah’s Messenger ( may be peace upon him ). He found people sitting on the floor at his door and none amongst them had been granted permission and it was granted to him, and he found Allah’s apostles ( may peace be upon him ) sitting sad and silent with his wives around him. He ( Hadrat ‘Umar ) said: Messenger of Allah, I wish you had seen ( the treatment meted out to ) the daughter of Khadijah when you asked me some money, and I got up and slapped her on the neck. Allah’s Messenger ( may peace be upon him ) laughed and said: They are around me as you see, asking for extra money. Abu Bakr ( Allah be pleased with him ) then got up and went to Aisha ( Allah be pleased with her ) and slapped her on the neck, and Umar stood before Hafsa and slapped her saying: You ask Allah’s messenger ( may peace be upon him ) for anything he does not possess. Then he withdrew from them for a month or for twenty-nine days. This verse was revealed to him: “Prophet say to thy wives…for a mighty reward”. He then went first to Aisha ( Allah be pleased with her ) and said: I want to propound something to you, Aisha, but wish no hasty reply before you consult your parents. She said: Messenger of Allah, what is that? He said ( the Holy Prophet ) recited to her the verse, whereupon she said: Is it about you that I should consult my parents, Messenger of Allah? Nay, I choose Allah, His Messenger, and the Last Abode, but I ask you not to tell any of your wives what I have replied: Not one of them will ask me without my informing her. God did not send me to be harsh, or cause harm, but he sent me to teach and make things easy. Narrated Mu'awiyah al-Qushayri:I went to the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) and asked him: What do you say (command) about our wives? He replied: Give them food what you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you clothe yourself, and do not beat them, and do not revile them. Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abu Dhubab: Iyas Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abu Dhubab reported the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) as saying: Do not beat Allah's handmaidens, but when Umar came to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) and said: Women have become emboldened towards their husbands, he (the Prophet) gave permission to beat them. Then many women came round the family of the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) complaining against their husbands. So the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Many women have gone round Muhammad's family complaining against their husbands. They are not the best among you. Narrated Umar Ibn Al-Khattab: The Prophet (( peace be upon him )) said: A man will not be asked as to why he beat his wife.Sirat Rasul Allah p.65"You have rights over your wives and they have rights over you. You have the right that they should not defile your bed and that they should not behave with open unseemliness. If they do, God allows you to put them in separate rooms and beat them but not with severity. If they refrain from these things they have the right to their food and clothing with kindness. Lay injunctions on women kindly, for they are prisoners with you having no control of their persons. You have taken them as a trust from God, and you have the enjoyment of their persons by the words of God, so understand…Tabari Volume 9, Number 1754Muhammed’s Farewell sermonAfter praising, and thanking Allah he said:"O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and TAKE THESE WORDS TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT BE PRESENT HERE TODAY.O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your LORD, and that HE will indeed reckon your deeds. ALLAH has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity. Allah has Judged that there shall be no interest and that all the interest due to Abbas ibn 'Abd'al Muttalib (Prophet's uncle) shall henceforth be waived…Beware of Satan, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under Allah's trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers. And it is your right that they do not make friends with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.O People, listen to me in earnest, worship ALLAH, say your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during the month of Ramadan, and give your wealth in Zakat. Perform Hajj if you can afford to.All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action. Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.Remember, one day you will appear before ALLAH and answer your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.O People, NO PROPHET OR APOSTLE WILL COME AFTER ME AND NO NEW FAITH WILL BE BORN. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the QURAN and my example, the SUNNAH and if you follow these you will never go astray.All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those who listen to me directly. Be my witness, O ALLAH, that I have conveyed your message to your people". Tirmidhi no.4Narrated Amr ibn al-Ahwas al-Jushami: Amr heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say in his farewell address on the eve of his Last Pilgrimage, after he had glorified and praised Allah, he cautioned his followers: "Listen! Treat women kindly; they are like prisoners in your hands. Beyond this you do not owe anything from them. Should they be guilty of flagrant misbehaviour, you may remove them from your beds, and beat them but do not inflict upon them any severe punishment. Then if they obey you, do not have recourse to anything else against them. Listen! You have your rights upon your wives and they have their rights upon you. Your right is that they shall not allow anyone you dislike, to trample your bed and do not permit those whom you dislike to enter your home. Their right is that you should treat them well in the matter of food and clothing." Wife-beating according to Muslim scholars: Ibn Kathir Quran 38:41-44And remember Our servant Ayub, when he invoked his Lord (saying): "Verily, Shaytan has afflicted me with distress and torment!' (Allah said to him): "Strike the ground with your foot. This is (a spring of) water to wash in, cool and a drink.'' And We gave him (back) his family, and along with them the like thereof, as a mercy from Us, and a reminder for those who understand."And take in your hand a bundle of thin grass and strike therewith (your wife), and break not your oath.''Truly, We found him patient. How excellent a servant! Verily, he was ever oft-returning in repentance (to Us)!Tafsir Ibn Kathir – AyyubAyyub, peace be upon him, got angry with his wife and was upset about something she had done, so he swore an oath that if Allah healed him, he would strike her with one hundred blows. When Allah healed him, how could her service, mercy, compassion and kindness be repaid with a beating So Allah showed him a way out, which was to take a bundle of thin grass, with one hundred stems, and hit her with it once. Thus he fulfilled his oath and avoided breaking his vow.Tabari 9:113Allah permits you to shut them in separate rooms and to beat them, but not severely. If they abstain, they have the right to food and clothing. Treat women well for they are like domestic animals and they possess nothing themselves. Allah has made the enjoyment of their bodies lawful in his Qur’an.AL-NAWAWI (Reliance of the Traveller) "When a husband notices signs of rebelliousness in his wife (nushuz), whether in words, as when she answers him coldly when she used to do so politely, or he asks her to come to bed and she refuses, contrary to her usual habit; or whether in acts, as when he finds her averse to him when she was previously kind and cheerful), he warns her in words (without keeping from her or hitting her, for it may be that she has an excuse. The warning could be to tell her, "fear Allah concerning the rights you owe to me," or it could be to explain that rebelliousness nullifies his obligation to support her and give her a turn amongst other wives, or it could be to inform her, "Your obeying me is religiously obligatory"). If she commits rebelliousness, he keeps from sleeping (and having sex) with her without words, and may hit her, but not in a way that injures her, meaning he may not (bruise her), break bones, wound her, or cause blood to flow. (It is unlawful to strike another’s face.) He may hit her whether she is rebellious only once or whether more than once, though a weaker opinion holds that he may hot hit her unless there is repeated rebelliousness." If the wife does not fulfill one of the above-mentioned obligations, she is termed "rebellious" (nashiz), and the husband takes the following steps to correct matters: (a) admonition and advice, by explaining the unlawfulness of rebellion, its harmful effect on married life, and by listening to her viewpoint on the matter; (b) if admonition is ineffectual, he keeps from her by not sleeping in bed with her, by which both learn the degree to which they need each other; (c) if keeping from her is ineffectual, it is permissible for him to hit her if he believes that hitting her will bring her back to the right path, though if he does not think so, it is not permissible. His hitting her may not be in a way that injures her, and is his last recourse to save the family. (d) if the disagreement does not end after all this, each partner chooses an arbitrator to solve the dispute by settlement, or divorce. Ibn Ishaq, Guillaume’s translation, p. 651 You have rights over your wives and they have rights over you. You have the right that they should not defile your bed and that they should not behave with open unseemliness. If they do, God allows you to put them in separate rooms and to beat them but not with severity. If they refrain from these things, they have the right to their food and clothing with kindness. Lay injunctions on women kindly, for they are prisoners with you having no control of their own persons.

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