Audio: Is it permitted to ‘beat’ women? 

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Question:

Is it permitted to ‘beat’ women?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah,

Allah Most High has clearly affirmed the inherent nobility and inviolability of humans, by telling us,

“Verily we have honoured the Children of Adam.” [Qur’an, 17.70]…

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"Fulfilling the rights of women with excellence" by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Taken from:

Clear Paths to the Gardens of the Righteous Imam Nawawi's Riyad al-Salihin Explained, using classical sources Selected hadiths from Imam Nawawi’s Riyad al-Salihin (‘Gardens of the Righteous’) are explained using Imam Ibn `Allan al-Bakri’s commentary, Dalil al-Falihin (‘Guide for the Successful’), and other hadith commentaries and classic scholarly references. The commentary shows us how to soundly understand and live the guidance of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace), and brings out the deep meanings of the words of the Beloved Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace), whom Allah gave, “The most encompassing speech,” [as related in a hadith in Bukhari and Muslim] for his guidance is brief in words yet oceanic in depth

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Wife Beating

Why does the Qur'an give husbands the right to beat their wives? This sounds like pure savagery. Are women to be treated as animals?

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