Is it permissible to hit a woman?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
It is not permissible to beat one's wife without a legitimate reason. If a wife disobeys her husband in what the Sharia obliges, he may address this gradually: First: admonition and guidance. Second: abstention from sharing her bed. Third: a non-brutal beating for disciplinary purposes, avoiding the face and verbal abuse, if the previous steps prove ineffective.
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