The Prophet (s.a.w.) Never Beat His Wives
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
It must be reiterated that the Prophet (s.a.w.) never hit his wives. He never even raised his voice. So how can it be part of shari’ah that hitting women is acceptable?
The Du’a of the Blind Man
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ It is narrated, from a hadits , that a blind man approached the Prophet ( s.a.w. ), and asked for a cure from his blindness. This hadits is recorded in Jami’ at-Tirmidzi ; Sunan ibn Majah ; Musnad ibn Hanbal ; Mu’jam al-Kabir , by Imam Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Jarir ath-Thabari ( r.a. ); and Mustadarak ‘ala Swahihayn , by Imam Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah al-Hakim an-Nishaburi ( r.a. ). The version from Sunan ath-Thabari has slightly different words but has the same general meaning. This du’a is a du’a for hajat , when there is a need. It is also a du’a asking for spiritual sight in this world, for those who are blind to Allah ( s.w.t. ) in this world may be blind to Him in the next. How can we see His Majesty and be in the Divine Presence when we are blind to His Presence in this world. One cannot look at the shadow and still see the light. One cannot look at the world and expect to find Him. The blind man came
Because the Quran sanctions it in at least one situation.
ReplyDeleteThat is debatable. We both know that "dharaba'" has a variety of meanings, and I see no reason to follow the interpretation that it specifically means to beat the wife, since then, we fall into the ridiculous situation where we have village mullahs discussing the length of the miswak, and how hard to hit.
DeleteIslam has to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. We should not be beholden to the primitive ideas of another age. Whilst we do not doubt their piety and scholarship, we should not adopt their ideas wholesale.