What is the ruling on shunning a wife who does not admit her mistakes and interferes in raising the children, knowing that the husband treats her in a way that pleases Allah?
"Women are not free from crookedness in companionship. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'Treat women kindly, for indeed woman was created from a rib, and the most crooked part of the rib is its uppermost part. If you try to straighten it, you will break it, and if you leave it, it will remain crooked. So, treat women kindly.' A wife's objection to her husband's actions, which are his right, contradicts her obedience to him. If her mistakes reach the level of 'nushooz' (disobedience/rebellion), the husband should admonish her, then abandon her in bed. If that doesn't work, he may hit her with a non-severe blow, as stated in the verse: 'As for those [wives] from whom you fear nushooz, admonish them, and abandon them in their beds, and strike them. But if they obey you, seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted, All-Great.' If the husband cannot endure, he can threaten her with marrying another woman. If nothing works, he should compare the drawbacks of divorce with what he might find in another."
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