3.HIJAB FOR WOMEN

Question:
Why does Islam degrade women by keeping them behind the veil?
Answer:
The status of women in Islam is often the target of attacks in the secular media.
The ‘hijab’ or the Islamic dress is cited by many as an example of the
‘subjugation’ of women under Islamic law. Before we analyze the reasoning
behind the religiously mandated ‘hijab’, let us first study the status of women in
societies before the advent of Islam
1. In the past women were degraded and used as objects of lust
The following examples from history amply illustrate the fact that the status of
women in earlier civilizations was very low to the extent that they were denied
basic human dignity:
a.Babylonian Civilization:
The women were degraded and were denied all rights under the Babylonian
law. If a man murdered a woman, instead of him being punished, his wife
was put to death.
b.Greek Civilization:
Greek Civilization is considered the most glorious of all ancient civilizations.
Under this very ‘glorious’ system, women were deprived of all rights and
were looked down upon. In Greek mythology, an ‘imaginary woman’ called
‘Pandora’ is the root cause of misfortune of human beings. The Greeks
considered women to be subhuman and inferior to men. Though chastity of
women was precious, and women were held in high esteem, the Greeks
were later overwhelmed by ego and sexual perversions. Prostitution
became a regular practice amongst all classes of Greek society.
c.Roman Civilization:
When Roman Civilization was at the zenith of its ‘glory’, a man even had the
right to take the life of his wife. Prostitution and nudity were common
amongst the Romans.
d.Egyptian Civilization:
The Egyptian considered women evil and as a sign of a devil.
e.Pre-Islamic Arabia:
Before Islam spread in Arabia, the Arabs looked down upon women and
very often when a female child was born, she was buried alive.

2. Islam uplifted women and gave them equality and expects them
to maintain their status.
Islam uplifted the status of women and granted them their just rights 1400 years
ago. Islam expects women to maintain their status.
Hijab for men
People usually only discuss ‘hijab’ in the context of women. However, in the
Glorious Qur’an, Allah (swt) first mentions ‘hijab’ for men before ‘hijab’ for the
women. The Qur’an mentions in Surah Noor:
“Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard
their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: and Allah is
well acquainted with all that they do.”
[Al-Qur’an 24:30]
The moment a man looks at a woman and if any brazen or unashamed thought
comes to his mind, he should lower his gaze.
Hijab for women.
The next verse of Surah Noor, says:
“ And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and
guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and
ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they
should draw veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty
except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their
sons…”
[Al-Qur’an 24:31]

3. Six criteria for Hijab.
According to Qur’an and Sunnah there are basically six criteria for observing
hijab:
1.Extent:
The first criterion is the extent of the body that should be covered. This is
different for men and women. The extent of covering obligatory on the male
is to cover the body at least from the navel to the knees. For women, the
extent of covering obligatory is to cover the complete body except the face
and the hands upto the wrist. If they wish to, they can cover even these
parts of the body. Some scholars of Islam insist that the face and the hands
are part of the obligatory extent of ‘hijab’.
All the remaining five criteria are the same for men and women.

2.The clothes worn should be loose and should not reveal the figure.
3.The clothes worn should not be transparent such that one can see through
them.
4.The clothes worn should not be so glamorous as to attract the opposite sex.
5.The clothes worn should not resemble that of the opposite sex.
6.The clothes worn should not resemble that of the unbelievers i.e. they
should not wear clothes that are specifically identities or symbols of the
unbelievers’ religions.
4. Hijab includes conduct and behaviour among other things
Complete ‘hijab’, besides the six criteria of clothing, also includes the moral
conduct, behaviour, attitude and intention of the individual. A person only
fulfilling the criteria of ‘hijab’ of the clothes is observing ‘hijab’ in a limited sense.
‘Hijab’ of the clothes should be accompanied by ‘hijab’ of the eyes, ‘hijab’ of the
heart, ‘hijab’ of thought and ‘hijab’ of intention. It also includes the way a person
walks, the way a person talks, the way he behaves, etc.
5. Hijab prevents molestation
The reason why Hijab is prescribed for women is mentioned in the Qur’an in the
following verses of Surah Al-Ahzab:
“O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women
that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when
abroad); that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such)
and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
[Al-Qur’an 33:59]
The Qur’an says that Hijab has been prescribed for the women so that they are
recognized as modest women and this will also prevent them from being
molested.

6. Example of twin sisters
Suppose two sisters who are twins, and who are equally beautiful, walk down
the street. One of them is attired in the Islamic hijab i.e. the complete body is
covered, except for the face and the hands up to the wrists. The other sister is
wearing western clothes, a mini skirt or shorts. Just around the corner there is
a hooligan or ruffian who is waiting for a catch, to tease a girl. Whom will he
tease? The girl wearing the Islamic Hijab or the girl wearing the skirt or the mini?
Naturally he will tease the girl wearing the skirt or the mini. Such dresses are an
indirect invitation to the opposite sex for teasing and molestation. The Qur’an
rightly says that hijab prevents women from being molested.

7. Capital punishment for the rapists
Under the Islamic shariah, a man convicted of having raped a woman, is given
capital punishment. Many are astonished at this ‘harsh’ sentence. Some even
say that Islam is a ruthless, barbaric religion! I have asked a simple question to
hundreds of non-Muslim men. Suppose, God forbid, someone rapes your wife,
your mother or your sister. You are made the judge and the rapist is brought in
front of you. What punishment would you give him? All of them said they would
put him to death. Some went to the extent of saying they would torture him to
death. To them I ask, if someone rapes your wife or your mother you want to put
him to death. But if the same crime is committed on somebody else’s wife or
daughter you say capital punishment is barbaric. Why should there be double
standards?
8. Western society falsely claims to have uplifted women
Western talk of women’s liberalization is nothing but a disguised form of
exploitation of her body, degradation of her soul, and deprivation of her honour.
Western society claims to have ‘uplifted’ women. On the contrary it has actually
degraded them to the status of concubines, mistresses and society butterflies
who are mere tools in the hands of pleasure seekers and sex marketeers,
hidden behind the colourful screen of ‘art’ and ‘culture’.
9. USA has one of the highest rates of rape
United States of America is supposed to be one of the most advanced countries
of the world. It also has one of the highest rates of rape in any country in the
world. According to a FBI report, in the year 1990, every day on an average
1756 cases of rape were committed in U.S.A alone. Later another report said
that on an average everyday 1900 cases of rapes are committed in USA. The
year was not mentioned. May be it was 1992 or 1993. May be the Americans
got ‘bolder’ in the following years.

Consider a scenario where the Islamic hijab is followed in America. Whenever
a man looks at a woman and any brazen or unashamed thought comes to his
mind, he lowers his gaze. Every woman wears the Islamic hijab, that is the
complete body is covered except the face and the hands upto the wrist. After
this if any man commits rape he is given capital punishment. I ask you, in such
a scenario, will the rate of rape in America increase, will it remain the same, or
will it decrease?
10. Implementation of Islamic Shariah will reduce the rate of rapes
Naturally as soon as Islamic Shariah is implemented positive results will be
inevitable. If Islamic Shariah is implemented in any part of the world, whether it
is America or Europe, society will breathe easier. Hijab does not degrade a
woman but uplifts a woman and protects her modesty and chastity.

2. POLYANDRY

Question:
If a man is allowed to have more than one wife, then why does Islam prohibit a
woman from having more than one husband?
Answer:
A lot of people, including some Muslims, question the logic of allowing Muslim
men to have more than one spouse while denying the same ‘right’ to women.
Let me first state emphatically, that the foundation of an Islamic society is justice
and equity. Allah has created men and women as equal, but with different
capabilities and different responsibilities. Men and women are different,
physiologically and psychologically. Their roles and responsibilities are different.
Men and women are equal in Islam, but not identical.
Surah Nisa’ Chapter 4 verses 22 to 24 gives the list of women with whom
Muslim men can not marry. It is further mentioned in Surah Nisa’ Chapter 4
verse 24 “Also (prohibited are) women already married”

The following points enumerate the reasons why polyandry is prohibited in
Islam:
1. If a man has more than one wife, the parents of the children born of such
marriages can easily be identified. The father as well as the mother can
easily be identified. In case of a woman marrying more than one husband,
only the mother of the children born of such marriages will be identified and
not the father. Islam gives tremendous importance to the identification of
both parents, mother and father. Psychologists tell us that children who do
not know their parents, especially their father undergo severe mental
trauma and disturbances. Often they have an unhappy childhood. It is for
this reason that the children of prostitutes do not have a healthy childhood.
If a child born of such wedlock is admitted in school, and when the mother
is asked the name of the father, she would have to give two or more names!
I am aware that recent advances in science have made it possible for both
the mother and father to be identified with the help of genetic testing. Thus
this point which was applicable for the past may not be applicable for the
present.
2. Man is more polygamous by nature as compared to a woman.
3. Biologically, it is easier for a man to perform his duties as a husband despite
having several wives. A woman, in a similar position, having several
husbands, will not find it possible to perform her duties as a wife. A woman
undergoes several psychological and behavioral changes due to different
phases of the menstrual cycle.
4. A woman who has more than one husband will have several sexual
partners at the same time and has a high chance of acquiring venereal or
sexually transmitted diseases which can also be transmitted back to her
husband even if all of them have no extra-marital sex. This is not the case
in a man having more than one wife, and none of them having extra-marital
sex.
The above reasons are those that one can easily identify. There are probably
many more reasons why Allah, in His Infinite Wisdom, has prohibited polyandry.

1. POLYGAMY

Question:
Why is a man allowed to have more than one wife in Islam? i.e. why is
polygamy allowed in Islam?
Answer:
1. Definition of Polygamy
Polygamy means a system of marriage whereby one person has more than one
spouse. Polygamy can be of two types. One is polygyny where a man marries
more than one woman, and the other is polyandry, where a woman marries
more than one man. In Islam, limited polygyny is permitted; whereas polyandry
is completely prohibited.
Now coming to the original question, why is a man allowed to have more than
one wife?
2. The Qur’an is the only religious scripture in the world that says,
“marry only one”.
The Qur’an is the only religious book, on the face of this earth, that contains the
phrase ‘marry only one’. There is no other religious book that instructs men to
have only one wife. In none of the other religious scriptures, whether it be the
Vedas, the Ramayan, the Mahabharat, the Geeta, the Talmud or the Bible does
one find a restriction on the number of wives. According to these scriptures one
can marry as many as one wishes. It was only later, that the Hindu priests and
the Christian Church restricted the number of wives to one.
Many Hindu religious personalities, according to their scriptures, had multiple
wives. King Dashrat, the father of Rama, had more than one wife. Krishna had
several wives.
In earlier times, Christian men were permitted as many wives as they wished,
since the Bible puts no restriction on the number of wives. It was only a few
centuries ago that the Church restricted the number of wives to one.
Polygyny is permitted in Judaism. According to Talmudic law, Abraham had
three wives, and Solomon had hundreds of wives. The practice of polygyny
continued till Rabbi Gershom ben Yehudah (960 C.E to 1030 C.E) issued an
edict against it. The Jewish Sephardic communities living in Muslim countries
continued the practice till as late as 1950, until an Act of the Chief Rabbinate of
Israel extended the ban on marrying more than one wife.
(*Interesting Note:- As per the 1975 census of India Hindus are more
polygynous than Muslims. The report of the ‘Committee of The Status of
Woman in Islam’, published in 1975 mentions on page numbers 66 and 67 that
the percentage of polygamous marriages between the years 1951 and 1961

was 5.06% among the Hindus and only 4.31% among the Muslims. According
to Indian law only Muslim men are permitted to have more than one wife. It is
illegal for any non-Muslim in India to have more than one wife. Despite it being
illegal, Hindus have more multiple wives as compared to Muslims. Earlier, there
was no restriction even on Hindu men with respect to the number of wives
allowed. It was only in 1954, when the Hindu Marriage Act was passed that it
became illegal for a Hindu to have more than one wife. At present it is the Indian
Law that restricts a Hindu man from having more than one wife and not the
Hindu scriptures.)
Let us now analyse why Islam allows a man to have more than one wife.
3. Qur’an permits limited polygyny
As I mentioned earlier, Qur’an is the only religious book on the face of the earth
that says ‘marry only one’. The context of this phrase is the following verse from
Surah Nisa of the Glorious Qur’an:
“Marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if ye fear that
ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one.”
[Al-Qur’an 4:3]
Before the Qur’an was revealed, there was no upper limit for polygyny and
many men had scores of wives, some even hundreds. Islam put an upper limit
of four wives. Islam gives a man permission to marry two, three or four women,
only on the condition that he deals justly with them.
In the same chapter i.e. Surah Nisa verse 129 says:
“Ye are never able to be fair and just as between women….”
[Al-Qur’an 4:129]
Therefore polygyny is not a rule but an exception. Many people are under the
misconception that it is compulsory for a Muslim man to have more than one wife.
Broadly, Islam has five categories of Do’s and Don’ts:
(i) ‘Fard’ i.e. compulsory or obligatory
(ii) ‘Mustahab’ i.e. recommended or encouraged
(iii) ‘Mubah’ i.e. permissible or allowed
(iv) ‘Makruh’ i.e. not recommended or discouraged
(v) ‘Haraam’ i.e. prohibited or forbidden
Polygyny falls in the middle category of things that are permissible. It cannot be
said that a Muslim who has two, three or four wives is a better Muslim as
compared to a Muslim who has only one wife.

4. Average life span of females is more than that of males
By nature males and females are born in approximately the same ratio. A
female child has more immunity than a male child. A female child can fight the
germs and diseases better than the male child. For this reason, during the
pediatric age itself there are more deaths among males as compared to the
females.
During wars, there are more men killed as compared to women. More men die
due to accidents and diseases than women. The average life span of females
is more than that of males, and at any given time one finds more widows in the
world than widowers.
5. India has more male population than female due to female
foeticide and infanticide
India is one of the few countries, along with the other neighbouring countries, in
which the female population is less than the male population. The reason lies in
the high rate of female infanticide in India, and the fact that more than one
million female foetuses are aborted every year in this country, after they are
identified as females. If this evil practice is stopped, then India too will have
more females as compared to males.
6. World female population is more than male population
In the USA, women outnumber men by 7.8 million. New York alone has one
million more females as compared to the number of males, and of the male
population of New York one-third are gays i.e sodomites. The U.S.A as a whole
has more than twenty-five million gays. This means that these people do not
wish to marry women. Great Britain has four million more females as compared
to males. Germany has five million more females as compared to males. Russia
has nine million more females than males. God alone knows how many million
more females there are in the whole world as compared to males.
7. Restricting each and every man to have only one wife is not
practical
Even if every man got married to one woman, there would still be more than
thirty million females in U.S.A who would not be able to get husbands
(considering that America has twenty five million gays). There would be more
than four million females in Great Britain, 5 million females in Germany and nine
million females in Russia alone who would not be able to find a husband.
Suppose my sister happens to be one of the unmarried women living in USA, or
suppose your sister happens to be one of the unmarried women in USA. The
only two options remaining for her are that she either marries a man who
already has a wife or becomes ‘public property’. There is no other option. All
those who are modest will opt for the first.

Most women would nto like to share their husband with other women. But in
Islam when the situation deems it really neccessary Muslim women in due faith
could bear a small personal loss to prevent a greater loss of letting other Muslim
sisters becoming ‘public properties’.
8. Marring a married man preferable to becoming ‘public property’
In Western society, it is common for a man to have mistresses and/or multiple
extra-marital affairs, in which case, the woman leads a disgraceful, unprotected
life. The same society, however, cannot accept a man having more than one
wife, in which women retain their honourable, dignified position in society and
lead a protected life.
Thus the only two options before a woman who cannot find a husband is to
marry a married man or to become ‘public property’. Islam prefers giving
women the honourable position by permitting the first option and disallowing the
second.
There are several other reasons, why Islam has permitted limited polygyny, but
it is mainly to protect the modesty of women.

Women, Shari’a, and Oppression – Where are the Voices of Conservative Muslims?

“When we stay silent in the face of injustices, non Muslims begin to wonder if we really care about our women as much as we claim to”, says American convert to Islam, Saraji Umm Zaid.

A lot of attention has been focused on the issue of Muslim women and human rights since September 11, almost all of it by non Muslims.  Once again, images of women swathed in black veils or blue burqas are de rigeur, as the media soberly reminds us that Muslim women are not considered equals to men in Islam, and that they are oppressed even by the moderate regimes in the Muslim world.

From the Muslims, we have one of two reactions.  The first is the reaction of the “liberal, reformist, secular” Muslims.  They believe that Shari’a oppresses women, and that we need to completely overhaul it, or toss out sections of the Qur’an that are “uncomfortable,” or institute secular forms of government that separate the sacred from the legal all together.  These are the same Muslims who equate hijab with oppression, and who support the denial of free speech rights to “Islamists” (all the while, crying for their rights to free speech in countries where it is denied).  They take their political thought not from Islamic sources, but from feminism, socialism, and capitalism.   Naturally, it is to these Muslims that the Western media turns when it wants a “Muslim” perspective on “Muslim issues.”

On the other side, we have the organizers of the mainstream conservative Muslims, the leaders of our civic societies, advocacy groups, and associations.  When presented with instances of women’s oppression in the Islamic world, these Muslims, almost always men, respond defensively.  They cart out examples of women’s oppression in the Western world, or worse, they address the issue by lecturing the questioner about the virtues of the Ideal Place of Women in Ideal Islam.  In other words, they treat the ideal that we are all aspire to as the reality on the ground.  Pressed into taking a stand on real life issues, they retreat in anger.  “That’s culture, not Islam, it has nothing to do with me as a Muslim,” they sniff.

Meanwhile, real Muslim women suffer at the hands of societies and governments who would harm them in the name of Islam.

Who speaks for them?  Most often, it is the United Nations, human rights groups, and feminist organizations, led by people who have no foundations of knowledge in Islam, and who often have a real antipathy for Islam.  While the Feminist Majority Fund was selling swatches of “burqa” and petitioning the government for action on behalf of Afghan women, the leaders of our Islamic societies stayed silent.  Publicly, many Islamic leaders and organizations disassociated themselves from the Taliban, but other than denying them entry into the Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC), they took no action to petition the Taliban for change from an Islamic view, or form any sort of Islamic opposition.

Perhaps this is because when any Islamic organization or individual Muslim attempts to change or speak out about injustices towards Muslim women, the rest of the community circles the wagons.  These lone souls are labeled “radical feminists,” and accused of attempting to undermine Islam.

Strangely, when a Muslim woman’s Islamic rights are violated, many organizations are eager to speak out and petition.  For example, when Merve Kavacki was denied her seat in the Turkish Parliament because of her headscarf (and later stripped of her citizenship), Muslim groups were quick to condemn the Turkish government, as they should have.  In many Western Muslim circles, Merve has been elevated to a symbol of the struggle muhajabat women face in secular societies.

Yet there is a resounding silence when the issue being raised is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), honor killings, forced marriages, the unequal application of hadd punishments on women, or the denial of education to girls and women.  All of these wrongs are perpetrated on women in the name of Islam.  While it is true that many of these violations occur across cultural and religious boundaries, the only action often taken by conservative Muslims is a condemnation of the action because it is “cultural” and not Islamic.  Meanwhile, women continue to be murdered and little girls continue to be mutilated.

This is not to say that conservative Muslims are always silent or keep their opposition at the vocal level.  In Jordan, conservative Muslims joined with liberals to rally for stricter punishments for men who kill in the name of honor.  In Africa, conservative sheikhs teamed up with women’s rights advocates to educate people about the harms of Female Genital Mutilation.  These people get very little mention in the Western media, which, of course, paints the “Islamists” as the opponents of an enlightened, secular minority of liberal Muslims.

When questioned by co-workers and neighbors, the average run of the mill practicing Muslim is quick to condemn such practices, and lament that they occur at all.  Yet these same average Muslims are loathe to petition governments, or join groups calling for active change.  There is a sense that we don’t want to speak too loudly about the horrific wrongs committed by our brothers and sisters in the name of Islam in front of non Muslims.  While keeping to the principal of covering your brother’s shame is admirable, the fact of the matter is that their wrongs have been exposed, in the international media’s spotlight.  And when we stay silent in the face of injustices, non Muslims begin to wonder if we really care about our women as much as we claim to.

About a year ago, a small band of conservative Muslim women, almost all of us from the West, came up with the idea of starting a Muslim women’s human rights group, to petition and advocate for the rights of Muslim women as they are given in the Shari’a of Islam.  Although slow to start, we have managed to form a basis from which to work, and have taken up our first case.

Right now, a Muslim woman in Nigeria is under a death sentence from the Shari’a court for the crime of adultery.  The situation came to the attention of the authorities when the man who impregnated her decided to confess his crime to the police, rather than pay the child support that her father asked of him.  There are many glaring errors in the case, from a classical, “Orthodox” fiqh point of view.  These errors (which would aid the woman) are not coming from a “reformist reinterpretation” of Shari’a, these errors are so great that any of the qadis of the past would have thrown the case against her out.   During a similar case in Nigeria last year, a Muslim lawyer, Asifa Quereshi, documented the legal errors committed by the Shari’a court in the name of Islam.  She didn’t use modern, secular legal sources, but instead based her arguments on the rulings of the scholars of the four Sunni madhabs.  Sadly, her analysis got little, if any attention, from the Shari’a courts of Nigeria, and from the Muslim community as a whole.

The response we have received so far, is somewhat encouraging, but it is also discouraging.  For example, we have received little support thus far for a petition to the Nigerian government on behalf of this woman.  One hesitates to send copies of the petition to masajid, since petitions or issues of women’s rights are often shuffled under a paper pile or worse, dismissed with the lame excuse that raising such issues will cause anger and discomfort in the community. Meanwhile, the Muslim American establishment continues to enthusiastically promote voter registrations and petitions to the President against Israel’s latest atrocities (and there’s nothing wrong with that).

Sisters and brothers, it is time to wake up to reality.  While we often like to boast about the large size of our Ummah, the fact is that we are losing more hearts and minds everyday, due in large part to our silence about human rights abuses, especially those directed towards women.  These people will continue to turn to the secular philosophies promoted by those who do take the time to speak out on their behalf: the feminists, socialists, and secularists.

Prophet Mohammed, sallalahu aleyhi wa salaam, was mocked and assaulted because of his strong and courageous stance on the status of women.  He came with a message that lifted women up and gave them dignity.  Fourteen hundred years later, we have descended back into the dark pit of Jahiliya, and Muslim women around the world find themselves cast into the same slavery that the Prophet, sallalahu aleyhi wa salaam, was sent to liberate them from.

It does not make you a “radical feminist” to decry honor killings and volunteer for peaceful campaigns to educate and change laws.  Raising your voice against Female Genital Mutilation does not mean you want to “undermine Islam.”  To the contrary, working against these injustices in the way of Allah is a manifestation of the desire to uplift Islam and the Muslim people.

When the Taliban decided to deny education to any girl over a certain age, it is the conservative Muslims, the ones who profess adherence to “Qur’an and Sunnah” that should have spoken the loudest against this.  The longer we stay silent, the more people, both Muslim and non Muslim, will begin to equate “Shar’ia” with the oppression of women.

We need to stop people who abuse the religion of God and His messenger, Mohammed, sallalahu aleyhi wa salaam.  We need to oppose those who would brutalize women in the name of Qur’an and Sunnah.  We need have jealousy for our religion, so that those who would abuse and misuse it realize that they will have no success and no headway under our vigilance.

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Does Islam allow wife beating?

Respected scientists! Does Islam allow wife beating? Some couples are violent and say that the Koran allows them to strike their wives. Is there any logical explanation about men allowed to strike their wives, as stated in Surat Nisa ‘, verse 34?In the name of Allah, Rahman, Raheem. All praise and thanks to God, be it prayer, and the messenger of peace. Dear questioner, we would like to thank you for the great confidence you place in us, and we implore Allah Almighty to help us serve the cause, and makes our work for the town. Verse you have been to a large extent by a lot of people who focus only on the surface meaning, and took him to allow wife beating. When a not taken into account, which is isolated in the way that distorts the original meaning or falsify. Before dealing with the problem of wife battering in the perspective of Islam, we should bear in mind that the original Arabic version Koran is the sole source of meaning authentic. If one depends on the translation alone, one is likely to misunderstand this. Commenting on the issue, Dr. muzammil h Siddiqi, former president of the Islamic Society of North America, and the States: “Based on the Koran relationship between husband and wife should be based on mutual love and affection. Almighty God said:” And of His signs is this, that he created for you from yourselves Mates, that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them, and that he had put love and mercy between you and (hearts): that the evidence that for those who reflect. “(Ar-Rum: 21) Koran urges husbands to treat their wives with kindness. [In the event of a family dispute, and the Koran exhorts the husband to treat his wife kindly and not to overlook the positive aspects it]. Almighty God says: “live with them on a basis of equality and compassion. If you do not like you to take them may be that you do not like you something, and God achieved through a great deal of good.” (Nisa ‘: 19) It is important that a wife recognizes the authority of her husband in the home. Is the head of the family, and it is supposed to hear it. But the husband should also use his authority with respect and kindness towards his wife. If there arises any disagreement or dispute among them, and thus should be resolved peacefully. Spouses should seek counsel parents and other respected friends and family paid to split up and resolve the differences. However, in some cases a husband may use some light disciplinary action in order to correct the violation literary wife, but this applies only in cases of absolute necessity, and that it should be resorted to if one is sure that would improve the situation. But if there are fears that it might lead to a deterioration of the relationship or may wreak havoc on him or the family, and therefore it should be avoided altogether. Quran is very clear on this issue. Almighty God says: “Men are the protectors and supervisors are women, because God has given greater force and one more than the other, and support them because they are the means to it. Therefore the righteous women obedient faith and guard in the absence of the husband wrote what God would have them guard. As for those women who fear you part disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (next), refuse to share their beds, (and last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of annoyance) ; most high God and large (above you all). If you fear a breach between them Twain, and the appointment of governors (two), one from his family and other purely. if they wish for peace, Allah will cause their efforts towards reconciliation; in the name of Allah has knowledge is full for all the things. “(Nisa ‘: 34-35) It is important to read the section altogether. No one should take part of the verse and used to justify one’s misconduct. This verse does not allow violence does not accept it. It guides us to ways to deal with the delicate situation of family, care and wisdom. The word “beating” is used in the verse, but this does not mean that “physical abuse”. Prophet PBUH it), explained that “dharban ghayra mubarrih”, which means “light Watt to leave any mark.” He added that it is essential to avoid confrontation. Some other scientists believed that no more than a light touch on the siwak, or brush teeth. Overall, the Prophet PBUH him) used to discourage his followers from taking even this procedure. Did not reach any of the female, and he used to say that the best of men are those who do not put pressure on their wives. In one conversations expressed strong revulsion of this act and said, “How can one of you beat his wife because he won the horse and camel and then embrace (sleep with (them?” (Al-Bukhari, English Translation, vol 8, talking 68, p. 42-43) It is also important to note that even this “mild stroke” is not mentioned in the verse is used to correct some minor problem, but you may be resorted to only in the case of misconduct of some serious moral when it fails Admonishing wife, and the avoidance of sleep it will not help. If this disciplinary action that could remedy the situation and save the marriage, and therefore should be used. “ Dr. Jamal Badawi, a professor at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and across the appointment of a member of the faculty of religious studies departments, administrative and adds: “If the problem related to the behaviour of the wife, husband and had urged them to appeal to reason. In most cases, this measure is likely to be sufficient. In cases where the problem still exists, and the husband had expressed displeasure at the end of a peaceful manner, before sleep in separate beds for purely. cases, but the wife insists that the bad habits and showing contempt of her husband and disregard marital obligations. rather than divorce, the husband may resort to another measure that could save the marriage, at least in some cases. measure Such is accurately described as a gentle Watt on the body, but never face, and make it more of a symbolic measure than a punitive one. Even here, the ceiling is a measure limited by the following: A. It must be seen as a rare exception to the repeated exhortation of mutual respect, kindness and good treatment. According to the Koran and Hadith, this measure can be used in cases of immorality on the part of the wife or extreme refraction and the husband refused reasonable requests on an ongoing basis (nushuz). Even then, and other measures, such as advice, and should be tried first. B as defined by the modern, and that no one striking face, cause any bodily harm or even be harsh. Why talk dubbed “dharban ghayra mubarrih”, or light beating, and the scholars interpreted the law as early as the (symbolic) use siwak! They also qualified allowable “striking” and that which does not leave any mark on the body. It is interesting that the latter – fourteen centuries-old qualified is the standard used in contemporary American law to separate the light and harmless Watt or a blow from “ill-treatment” in the legal sense. This makes it clear that even this extreme, and the last resort, “the least of two evils” that the measure could save the marriage does not meet the definitions of “physical abuse”, and “domestic violence” or “wife beating” in the twentieth century law in the liberal democracies, where such extremes are common even to consider them as national concerns. C. may be such a symbolic expression of the seriousness of the continuing fracture does not imply desire. In several hadiths, the Prophet PBUH it) discourage this measure. Here are some of the statements in this regard: “No win maids God”; “Some (women) visited the families complain about their husbands (beating them). These people (the husband) is not the best of you.” In the latest modern Prophet PBUH him) is reported to have said: “How can one of you beat his wife because he won the horse and camel then he may embrace (sleep with (them?” D. The following is true for the year is to follow the example of the Prophet PBUH who never resorted to this measure, regardless of the circumstances. E Islamic teachings are global in nature. They respond to the needs and circumstances of a variety of times, cultures and circumstances. Some of the measures can work in some situations, cultures, or with some people, but may not be effective in other areas. By definition, “allowed” is the law need not encouraged or prohibited. In fact, it might be to show the passport, as in the case at hand, rather than leaving it unrestricted or ineligible, or ignored all together. In the absence of strict Qualifying persons may explain the way the matter, which could lead to excesses and abuse is real. P. Any excess, cruelty, domestic violence or abuse perpetrated by any “Muslim” can never return, and frankly, any revelatory text (the Quran or talk). Such abuses and violations because blamed for the same person (s), and it shows that pay lip service to Islamic teachings and orders, failure to follow proper Sunnah (PBUH it).
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