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What is the ruling on saying: "By Allah, if you, woman, accompany So-and-so or speak to him, I will surely beat you and cut you into pieces," and then the addressed person accompanies So-and-so and speaks with him?

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It is not permissible to strike others without a legitimate legal justification. Scholars have differed regarding whether the striker is subject to retribution (qisas) or if disciplinary punishment (ta'zir) is obligatory.

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