Husband can Beat his Wife: UAE’s Supreme Court Ruled
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Supreme Court has ruled that a man can beat his wife and children without leaving any physical mark.
The judges ruled on a case of a man who slapped his wife and his 23-year old daughter. The wife suffered injuries to her lip and teeth.
Chief Justice Falah al-Hajeri acknowledged the right of a husband and said, “Although the [law] permits the husband to use his right [to discipline], he has to abide by the limits of this right.”
He, however, did not approve the beating of an adult child.
The court ordered to pay a small amount of fine. The husband will have to pay only Dh500 not because of the beating but for causing the injury.
The decision was welcomed by the Muslim scholars and the academics.
Dr. Ahmed al Kubaisi, head of Sharia Studies at UAE and Baghdad Universities said, “If a wife committed something wrong, a husband can report her to police,” then he added, “But sometimes she does not do a serious thing or he does not want to let others know, when it is not good for the family. In this case, hitting is a better option.”
Quran, the holy book of Islam explicitly allows a husband to beat his wife and does not mention about avoiding injury.
In verse 4:34, it says, “Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat them; then if they obey you, do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is High, Great.” (Shakir)
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Where is CAIR on this? Any moderate Muslim whimper? Such a peaceful religion has never been and will never be (hopefully)
The liar and criminal Muhammad beat up on his Child bride Aisha also, that is encouraged in Islam.
SAHIH MUSLIM Book 4, Number 2127: Muhammad b. Qais said: Should I not narrate to you on my authority and on the authority of my mother? We thought that he meant the mother who had given him birth. He 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? We said: Yes. She said: When it was my turn for Allah's Messenger 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 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. 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, 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? 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.
Apparently that beating stuff is normal for Islam.
This barbaric cult is called the Religion of peace! When there is no peace at home, how a muslim will behave in the society? If muslim is allowed to beat the wife what freedom and happiness will be left in that house? The islamic way of bringing peace is to subdue everyone, wife, kafir, everyone. For that the only means known to them is violence. The all knowing and most merciful Allah and his partner Muham(mad) are barbarians and even not fit for those days. At least now muslims should start learning that women are human beings and not chattels. Proper education (not islamic) for muslim girls and knowledge of world and freedom to them may bring some gradual change in the life of muslims.
It's time to abrogate this insane verse! For goodness sake, can some kind Muslims here tell me how to go about it, so as to save all the poor Muslimahs from the hands of their insane Muslim husbands?
http://newstime.co.nz/cover-women-heads.html
Australian convert: wife-beating is “misinterpretation of a verse from the Koran”
Please explain “misinterpretation,”- thank you!
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The Qur’an (4:34) tells men to beat their disobedient wives after first warning them and then sending them to sleep in separate beds. This is, of course, an extremely controversial verse, and many Islamic spokesmen and others in the West deny that it has anything to do with wife-beating, so it is worth noting how several translators render the key word here, وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ, waidriboohunna.
Pickthall: “and scourge them”
Yusuf Ali: “(And last) beat them (lightly)”
Al-Hilali/Khan: “(and last) beat them (lightly, if it is useful)”
Shakir: “and beat them”
Sher Ali: “and chastise them”
Khalifa: “then you may (as a last alternative) beat them”
Arberry: “and beat them”
Rodwell: “and scourge them”
Sale: “and chastise them”
Asad: “then beat them” ….
The Quran on beating wives
Cover women heads according to Quran
24:31 “… that they should draw their veils over their bosoms
(i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)”
&
33:59 … to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies
(i.e. screen themselves completely except eyes or one eye to see the way)
fatwa No. 11059 “… to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna
(i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms) [al-Noor24:31] …” 109 KB (more fatwas below)
Agracean: you think the verse is bad? Read what one of the "great" Koran comentators wrote in his Tafseer!
The root meaning of the verb Hajr means to isolate, or tie up or leave alone. English interpretations of the Quran translate it as "forsake", “banish” or leave them alone"(as above), saying it means to have the wife sleep alone until she comes to her senses (to properly obey her husband). But is that the correct translation? How does one of Islam's most famous expositors, Al Tabari, explain Hajr?
"It does not mean forsake, because to just leave her and not talk to her is useless for the woman, since she is arrogant and does not want to listen or talk to her husband. If he leaves her alone, he will be doing exactly what she wants! The correct explanation of the verse means to tie her to the bed – like the Arabs tie a camel – and have sex with her by force.”
i.e. rape her. If that doesn't adequately humiliate her and "bring her to heel", then you beat her.
Awesome, even more female suffering, why do these retarded people do something productive than legalizing beating women? I wish they were women and see how it feels.
Any Muslimahs wanted to marry Muslims after knowing the correct explanation of the verse? What kind of Allah and prophet is this? What kind of religion is this? Can Muslimahs castrate their Muslim husbands if they've gone overboard?
Maybe it's a good idea for me to submit my excellent proposal on woman's right, to the Ayatollahs, Mullahs and Imams and forced them, by hook or by crook, to include a verses in the Quran, which allow all the Muslimahs to chop off their Muslim husband's tweety bird for personal protection against beastly rapes or other kinds of sexual abuse from their insane Muslim husbands.
It is a disgrace to call it as a Court. It is a throw back Sharia terrorist organization manned by people severely infected by the mental virus that is plaguing Muslims since 7th century. No modern Court worth its salt can say that it is O.K to beat wives as it is immoral, irrational, discriminatory, unfair and unjust. If it is just, then, it must be O.K to beat husbands as well. It is not to be so just because the original creator of the mental virus did not say so.
It is further said that children who reach adulthood should not be hit. Again, it is not to be just because beating of adult children is not mentioned in the Sharia. It means it is fine to beat the mother of 40 in front of 20 year old son when both of them are collectively found guilty in the subjective perception of a Muslim father! It is an Islamic way of treating or honoring woman – a shade above domestic animals. It is clearly evident in the wonderful picture accompanying this report. The Muslim polygamist has herded his wives and he is correctly administering the beatings as being approved by Islam. Just take a look at the frightened child. What can we expect from such children when they grow up where majority of them are subjected to such traumatic and violent events with no concern whatsoever by moronic elders?
Beatings must not be heavy and should not leave marks is another gem of a statement. It is purely subjective as it is possible to torture and inflict excruciating pain without leaving heavy marks. It is time that Human rights organizations in the civilized world take up these matters and protest against this type of blatant gender discrimination in the name of practicing religion. Abused and conditioned women will bring up their sons to be abusive and violent, daughters to be submissive and inferior. Thus, treatment of woman this way will contribute to growth of restless and violent societies that is so characteristic of Islamic countries. This coupled with the fact that there is nothing spiritual, love or fun in Islam except the dangerous obsession with submission is a definite threat to civilized and democratic countries. It is time to save non-Islamic countries by stripping Islam off its religious status by declaring it as a dangerous cult. It is the only possible peaceful way.
I tell you. Islam is the sickest religion in the world. So it's ok to beat a women? Nowadays the interpretation makes it ok now to kill women and children. Terroism!
The Arabic word idriboo is commonly translated as hit/beat/strike, however the flaws with this understanding are as follows:
The derivative idriboo is formed from one of the most multiple meaning and diversely used words (DaRaBa) in the Arabic language, and is used in several ways in The Quran itself.
There is not one clear occurrence of this word meaning “beat” anywhere else in The Quran, and in almost all cases, this meaning is problematic or would not make sense.
No Classical Arabic (the language The Quran is written in) dictionary gives the meaning of “beat” in a comparable example and none reference 4:34 at all.
When The Quran uses this word to mean a literal/physical strike/hit, the preposition “bi” (with/by) is always used, but there is no such use in 4:34.
This understanding causes internal contradictions within The Quran, and this is also probably why no commentator, past or present, uses The Quran itself to justify this view.
There is no consensus amongst traditional commentators on the origin and interpretation of this verse, except on perhaps the basic points.
If “beat/strike” is chosen, it would cause inconsistencies amongst Traditional Hadith (narrations) and Classical Arabic dictionaries, which show a variance in view.
It contradicts the alleged reaction of prophet Muhammad to wife beating, in which he is reportedly to have found it unjust and said woman have the right to retaliate. The traditional story goes that he was over ruled by 4:34, apparently.
The evidence from The Quran suggests the correct meaning of the word in this case would be “cite” or “indicate” them to the authority, hence authority involvement in 4:35. This also fits in with its usage elsewhere with direct objects.Visit this web site
(www.Quran434.com).