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| Saudi Arabia’s Embassy Says It’s Not Permissible to Strike Wives’ Faces |
| 2004-03-19 |
| According to the website of the embassy of Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Affairs Department (IAD), wife-beating is permitted in accordance with Qur’anic verses and Hadiths used by the IAD to explain the rights a husband has over his wives: "The husband’s rights on his wife are greater than hers over him." .... The IAD explains that the Qur’an authorizes a husband to beat his "disobedient wife." ... If a woman does not follow authority, the IAD explains at what point men are allowed to discipline her: "The maximum disciplining measure is limited by the following: a) It must be seen as a rare exception to the repeated exhortation of mutual respect, kindness and good treatment. Based on the Qur’an and Hadith, this disciplining measure may be used in the case of lewdness on the part of the wife or extreme refraction and rejection of the husband’s reasonable requests on a consistent basis. Even then other measures such as exhortation should be tried first. b) As defined by the Hadith, it is not permissible to strike anyone’s face, cause any bodily harm or even be harsh. |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |