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He said, Was it the darkness (of your shadow) that I saw in front of me? I said, Yes. He struck me in the chest which caused me pain, and then said, Did you think that Allah and His Apostle would deal unjustly with you? | He said, Was it the darkness (of your shadow) that I saw in front of me? I said, Yes. He struck me in the chest which caused me pain, and then said, Did you think that Allah and His Apostle would deal unjustly with you? | ||
'''Sahih Muslim 974b''' (Dar-us-Salam edition translated by Nasiruddin al-Khattab, Vol. 2 p.506): | '''Sahih Muslim 974b''' (Dar-us-Salam edition of the same hadith translated by Nasiruddin al-Khattab, Vol. 2 p.506): | ||
He said: "so you were the person that I saw in front of me?" I said: "Yes." He gave me a painful shove on the chest, then he said: "Did you think that Allah and His Messenger would be unjust to you?" | He said: "so you were the person that I saw in front of me?" I said: "Yes." He gave me a painful shove on the chest, then he said: "Did you think that Allah and His Messenger would be unjust to you?" | ||
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In another hadith, Muhammad instructs that a husband should not strike his wife on her face. | In another hadith, Muhammad instructs that a husband should not strike his wife on her face. | ||
{{Quote|1= | {{Quote|1={{Abu Dawud||2142|darussalam}}|2=Narrated Mu'awiyah al-Qushayri: Mu'awiyah asked: Messenger of Allah, what is the right of the wife of one of us over him? He replied: That you should give her food when you eat, clothe her when you clothe yourself, do not strike her on the face, do not revile her or separate yourself from her except in the house. | ||
Abu Dawud said: The meaning of "do not revile her" is, as you say: "May Allah revile you".}} | Abu Dawud said: The meaning of "do not revile her" is, as you say: "May Allah revile you".}} | ||
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Another version of the same hadith is worded more generally, saying, "do not beat them". If this version is a more accurate reflection of what Muhammad said, it is likely that it occurred in the earlier period in which Muhammad forbade beating (see {{Abu Dawud||2146|darussalam}}, quoted above), as later sources concur on Muhammad's instruction and the Quran in their permission of wife-beating. | Another version of the same hadith is worded more generally, saying, "do not beat them". If this version is a more accurate reflection of what Muhammad said, it is likely that it occurred in the earlier period in which Muhammad forbade beating (see {{Abu Dawud||2146|darussalam}}, quoted above), as later sources concur on Muhammad's instruction and the Quran in their permission of wife-beating. | ||
{{Quote|1= | {{Quote|1={{Abu Dawud||2144|darussalam}}|2=Narrated Mu'awiyah al-Qushayri: | ||
I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and asked him: What do you say (command) about our wives? He replied: Give them food what you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you clothe yourself, and do not beat them, and do not revile them}} | I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and asked him: What do you say (command) about our wives? He replied: Give them food what you have for yourself, and clothe them by which you clothe yourself, and do not beat them, and do not revile them}} | ||