There is a verse in Quran [4:34] that says if you fear your wife will not obey you then advise her, don't share her bed and BEAT her. I have asked many Muslim scholars about this verse and they said that the beating should be very lightly. However, I found many Muslim books rely on a story told by prophet Muhammed in their explanasion for the verse:
The story is that there was a woman who complained to prophet Muhammed that her husband slapped her on face and left marks on her face, then prophet Muhammed said that the husband should be punished, but God sent him this verse at this very moment so that prophet Muhammed turned the woman back and said that this is what god wants!
How come god allow wives to be beaten although that was not common practice before Islam?
http://quran.al-islam.com/Tafseer/DispTafsser.asp?nType=1&bm=&nSeg=0&l=arb&nSora=4&nAya=34&taf=KATHEER&tashkeel=0
http://quran.al-islam.com/Tafseer/DispTafsser.asp?l=arb&taf=TABARY&nType=1&nSora=4&nAya=34
2006-06-29
22:05:08
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