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  • Nawawi_1_Family_Orphans_and_Neighbors, page : 10

HUSBAND AND WIFE RELATIONSHIP

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“Treat women kindly, they are like captives in your hands. You are

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not owed anything by them except that (she protects her husband's
rights in herself and in his wealth). If they are guilty of clear
indecency you may leave them alone in their beds and slap them
gently. Then if they obey you, you do not have recourse to anything
else against them. You have your rights concerning your wives and
they have their rights concerning you. Your right is that they shall
not permit anyone you dislike to enter your home nor sit on your soft
furnishings. Their right is that you should be generous to them in
their clothing and food.”