and I said, "Does a woman give herself away!" Then when God Most High sent down (the revelation), "Thou mayest postpone the turn of such (of thy wives) as thou shalt please; and thou mayest take unto thee her whom thou shalt please, and her whom thou shalt desire of those whom thou shalt have rejected; and it shall be no crime in thee,"[1] I said, "I do not see thy Lord except He hastens in (the fulfilment of) thy passionate desires."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "If I had ordered anyone to prostrate to another, I would certainly have ordered a woman to prostrate before her husband."'—At Tirmidhí.
It is related from Ḥakím bin Muʿáwíyahuʾl-Quthhairi, from his father, that he said, 'I said, "O Apostle of God, what is the right of the wife of any one of us from her husband?" He replied, "That thou let her eat when thou eatest, and clothe her when thou clothest thyself; and that thou do not strike her face, or treat her with ignominy, or leave her, except in the house."'—Aḥmad, Abú Dáud.
It is related from Iyás bin ʿAbduʾlláh that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Do not beat the female servants of God." Then ʿOmar came to the Apostle of God and said, "The women are presuming over their husbands (in consequence of thy words.)" Then he gave permission to beat them. Then a large number of women assembled around the Apostle's family complaining of their husbands. Then the Apostle of God said, "Many women have collected around the family of Muḥammad, complaining of their husbands. Those of you (who beat their wives) are not good."'—Abú Dáud, Ibn Májah, Al Dárimi.
It is related from Jábir that, 'The Apostle of God said, "There are three persons from whom prayer will not be accepted and for whom their good works will not be taken up (to God): a runaway slave until he returns to his masters and places his hand in theirs, a woman whose husband is angry with her, and a drunkard until he reforms."'—Al Baihaqi.
Concerning Divorce
It is related from Ibn ʿAbbás that the wife of Thábit bin Qais came to the Prophet and said, "O Apostle of God, I do not
- ↑ Qurʾán, Súratuʾl-Aḥzáb (xxxiii) 51.
