Aug 23, 2005

When to beat your wife

Saudi advice column.
The beating which is only prescribed in the case of disobedient wives is intended to serve as a remedy in an unusual situation. If the husband feels the wife is behaving in a disobedient and rebellious manner, he is required to rectify her attitude — first by kind words, then gentle persuasion and reasoning. Beating as a last resort must never be understood to entail using a stick or any other instrument that would cause pain or injury.

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The controversy over the beating of disloyal and rebellious women is part of the campaign against Islam.

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