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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب النكاحMarriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)
باب فِي ضَرْبِ النِّسَاءِChapter: Regarding Hitting Women.
Hadith 2146
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ : عَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي ذُبَابٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تَضْرِبُوا إِمَاءَ اللَّهِ " ، فَجَاءَ عُمَرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : ذَئِرْنَ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ ، فَرَخَّصَ فِي ضَرْبِهِنَّ ، فَأَطَافَ بِآلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نِسَاءٌ كَثِيرٌ يَشْكُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُنَّ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَقَدْ طَافَ بِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ نِسَاءٌ كَثِيرٌ يَشْكُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُنَّ ، لَيْسَ أُولَئِكَ بِخِيَارِكُمْ " .
Iyas ibn Abdullah ibn Abu Dhubab reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Do not beat Allah's handmaidens, but when Umar came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ complaining against their husbands. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Many women have gone round Muhammad's family complaining against their husbands. They are not the best among you.
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Moderation is necessary in hitting or disciplining. Strictness should only be to the extent that the husband's authority is maintained over the wife.
➋ The oppressed may complain about the oppressor to someone who has the power to prevent the oppression.
➌ A woman may go to another house for a minor task for a short period without her husband's permission.
➊ Moderation is necessary in hitting or disciplining. Strictness should only be to the extent that the husband's authority is maintained over the wife.
➋ The oppressed may complain about the oppressor to someone who has the power to prevent the oppression.
➌ A woman may go to another house for a minor task for a short period without her husband's permission.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1985
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, it is prohibited to beat wives; what is meant here is that beating which causes her bones, etc., to break. Light admonishment or striking with a miswak (tooth-stick), etc., for the sake of discipline is permissible. It is due to lack of knowledge that men oppress their wives and lose control over trivial matters. May Allah Ta'ala grant the Muslim Ummah understanding of the Qur'an and Hadith. Furthermore, it is also understood from this hadith that the oppressed may convey their complaint to the ruler of the time, and this is not considered backbiting.
In this hadith, it is prohibited to beat wives; what is meant here is that beating which causes her bones, etc., to break. Light admonishment or striking with a miswak (tooth-stick), etc., for the sake of discipline is permissible. It is due to lack of knowledge that men oppress their wives and lose control over trivial matters. May Allah Ta'ala grant the Muslim Ummah understanding of the Qur'an and Hadith. Furthermore, it is also understood from this hadith that the oppressed may convey their complaint to the ruler of the time, and this is not considered backbiting.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 899
