Quran Chapter
4- 34b (Pt-5, Stg-1) (L-539) - درس قرآن
Desertion of women - Treatment
Surah ‘An-Nisaaa’
(Women) – Chapter – 4)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
ٱلرِّجَالُقَوَّٰمُونَ عَلَى ٱلنِّسَآءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَبِمَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ مِنْ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ فَٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ قَٰنِتَٰتٌ حَٰفِظَٰتٌ لِّلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ ٱللَّهُ وَٱلَّٰتِى تَخَافُونَنُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَٱهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِى ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ وَٱضْرِبُوهُنَّ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوا۟ عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا 34
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34b. And as for those from whom ye fear desertion,
admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they
obey you, seek not a way against them. Lo! Allah is ever High, Exalted, Great.
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34b.
Wallaatii takhaa-fuuna
nushuu-zahunna fa-‘izuuhunna
wah-juruuhunna fil-mazaaji-‘i wazribuu-hunn. Fa-‘in ‘ata’-nakum falaa
tab-guu ‘alayhinna sabiilaa. ‘InnAllaaha kaana ‘A-liyyan- Ka-biiraa.
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Commentary
In the previous lesson, we have
learnt the status of the man by the word qawwaam, that is to say; the men are ruler,
caretaker, monitor and in charge of the women due to being excelled by Allah
Almighty and spending their wealth for providing them their necessities of
life. Woman of good disposition is that who is obedient and looks after in the
absence of her husband. She is not only protector of her chastity and honor but
preserves also the rights, benefits, wealth, property, family and household
goods of her husband.
After
telling about rights and duties of both (men and women), now principles and
methods of correction are being described in case of produced difficulties and
badness in the matters of practical life.
Mutual
coolness and misunderstanding springs up for some times, although husband and
wife have all good relations between them, and it is a usual matter. Moreover,
it is also possible that an obedient wife may disobey or she may have some bad
habits, which may occur at any time from her. What should be the behavior of
husband in these circumstances?
Punishment
for those women has been described in the verse, who disobey, abuse their
husbands or have bad habits. First step of their punishment is that the husband
should admonish verbally and advise them. If she does not admit it then he
should be separate from her bed during sleeping. If even then, she does not
agree, then last stage is to beat her. Nevertheless, the beating should not be
such severe as neither the signs of beating are seen on her body, nor her any
bone is broken.
We
knew from it that every mistake and omission has different grade, and order of
punishment is according to those grades. Beating the woman is the last stage of
punishment. If the fault is very customary, then it is better to admonish
instead of beating her. Moreover, beating should also be reasonable according
to the grade of her mistake. It should be kept in mind in each condition that
neither any bone of her body should be cracked, nor any sign of such wound
should remain on her body.
Then
if the women abstain from your disobedience or their bad habits after either
advice or sleeping on separate bed or beating, then you should also stop
punishing them. In addition, neither you should question them closely nor
scrape their mistakes. Do not blame them, willing or not willing, but fear
Allah Almighty. Certainly, He is ever High, Exalted, Great, Overcoming and
Master of entire creatures. Remember it too that punishment of beating is not
for the eminent women but for the disobedient and having bad habits.
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