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WIFE ABUSE

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“I (Abdullah son of Zam'a) heard the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, deliver a sermon in which he mentioned the she-camel of Prophet Salih and the one who hamstrung her. He recited: 'When the most wicked of them broke forth' (91:12 Koran) and explained that this referred to a distinguished, wicked and most powerful chief of the people who jumped up.

After this he mentioned women and said: ‘Some of you beat your wives as if they were slaves, and then sleep with them at the end of the day!’

Then someone passed wind and he admonished the people for laughing saying: ‘Why do you laugh at someone when you do the same?’

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abdullah son of Zam'a who related this.