the intended purpose is discipline, not causing destruction. Abu Dawud [11] narrated from Hakim ibn Mu'awiyah al-Qushayri, from his father, who said: I said: O Messenger of God, what is the right of the wife of one of us upon him? He said: "That you feed her when you eat, clothe her when you clothe yourself, do not revile her, and do not forsake her except in the house." Abdullah ibn Zam'ah narrated from the Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace) that he said: "None of you should flog his wife as a slave is flogged, then lie with her at the end of the day" [12]. And he shall not exceed ten lashes in striking her, due to the saying of the Messenger of God (may God bless him and grant him peace): "No one shall be flogged more than ten lashes, except in a hadd-punishment of the punishments of God." [Agreed upon] [13].
Section: He has the right to discipline her for neglecting the obligatory duties of God. Isma'il ibn Sa'id asked Ahmad about what it is permissible to strike a woman for, and he said: "For neglecting the obligatory duties of God." He also said regarding a man whose wife does not pray: "He may strike her a gentle strike that is not severe." Ali, may God be pleased with him, said in interpreting His saying:
(11) In: Chapter on the Right of a Woman Over Her Husband, from the Book of Marriage. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/494. (12) Extracted by Al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on What Is Disliked Regarding Striking Women, and His saying: "And strike them with a strike that is not severe," from the Book of Marriage. Sahih al-Bukhari 7/42. And Muslim, in: Chapter on the Fire which the Tyrants Enter and the Paradise which the Weak Enter, from the Book of Paradise. Sahih Muslim 4/2191. Al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on Surah al-Shams and al-Duha, from the Chapters on Exegesis. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 12/244. Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on Striking Women, from the Book of Marriage. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/638. Al-Darimi, in: Chapter on the Prohibition of Striking Women, from the Book of Marriage. Sunan al-Darimi 2/147. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 4/17. (13) Omitted from: The original. It was extracted by Al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on the Quantity of Ta'zir (discretionary punishment) and Discipline, from the Book of Those Who Wage War among the People of Disbelief and Apostasy. Sahih al-Bukhari 8/215. And Muslim, in: Chapter on the Quantity of Ta'zir Lashes, from the Book of Hudud. Sahih Muslim 3/1332, 1333. It was also extracted by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on Ta'zir, from the Book of Hudud. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/476. Al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on What Has Been Related Regarding Ta'zir, from the Book of Hudud. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 6/249, 250. Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on Ta'zir, from the Book of Hudud. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/867. Al-Darimi, in: Chapter on Ta'zir for Sins, from the Book of Hudud. Sunan al-Darimi 2/176. (14) Omitted from: The original, B, and M. (15) In the original: "rajul" (a man).
