Beating wife in verse 34 of Surah An-Nisa'; From conception to application

Abstract

In spite of religious order in Quran that husband and wife, must compatible each other, there has been set out in verse 34 of Surah An-Nisa' regulations that jurists and lawyers, do not agree at their purport and application conditions. Specially what is meant by this section "to beat them" in the Sura. According to the prominent opinion of Shiite Jurists, what is meant by beating is exactly the act of beating wife bodily. However, few jurists believe that the verse prescribe not to speak to women. Although the later has no power to contradict the former, but on the basis of some of indisputable legal principles and laws, the acceptance of enforceability of the prominent opinion is too difficult.

Keywords

• wife
• husband
• submission
• right
• family