Hadith 1985

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ ، أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي ذُبَابٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تَضْرِبُوا إِمَاءَ اللَّهِ " ، فَجَاءَ عُمَرُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَدْ ذَئِرَ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ " فَأْمُرْ بِضَرْبِهِنَّ ، فَضُرِبْنَ فَطَافَ بِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ طَائِفُ نِسَاءٍ كَثِيرٍ ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ قَالَ : لَقَدْ طَافَ اللَّيْلَةَ بِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ سَبْعُونَ امْرَأَةً كُلُّ امْرَأَةٍ تَشْتَكِي زَوْجَهَا ، فَلَا تَجِدُونَ أُولَئِكَ خِيَارَكُمْ " .
´It was narrated that Iyas bin 'Abdullah bin Abu Dhubab said:` "The Prophet said: 'Do not beat the female slaves of Allah.' Then 'Umar came to the Prophet and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the woman have become bold towards their husbands? So order the beatin g of them,' and they were beaten. Then many women went around to the family of Muhammad,. The next day he said: 'Last night seventy women came to the family of Muhammad, each woman complaining about her husband. You will not find that those are the best of you.' "
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب النكاح / 1985
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح
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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.
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.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 899