(December 14, 2012 at 12:47 pm)Al-Fatihah Wrote: Response: As for hitting the wife, verse 4:34 does allow hitting the wife as a disciplinary act by the husband if she disobeys the protection provided by the husband (such as allowing his enemies in the home, using the money he provides to financially stabilize the family for her own personal gain, etc.,) yet as verse 19 demonstrates, women are to be treated with kindness. Thus the hit should not be abusive or painful.
Religion of bullshit! Allowed to hit wives (but softly)? Give me a break, asshole. Nobody has the right to even touch a fellow human being without their approval first, let alone hit.