Does the slave woman of a man fall under the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "None of you should beat his wife with the beating of a slave"?
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The questioner : The saying Sahih al-Bukhari 5204 does this refer to the slave woman?
The Shaykh : It is not the slave woman.
The questioner : I am asking if she falls under it, meaning?
The Shaykh : No, the slave woman does not fall under it; it falls under the slave.
The questioner : And it is said: meaning, if he has intercourse with her, she is like a wife?
The Shaykh : Yes, but having intercourse with a slave woman is not like having intercourse with a wife. That is, a person feels that having intercourse with a slave woman is not like having intercourse with a wife. Having intercourse with a wife is done with respect, and a person feels that she is his equal, on the same level as him. Having intercourse with a slave woman is merely for pleasure; one does not feel that feeling that exists regarding a wife.
None of you should flog his wife
لا يجلد أحدكم امرأتهThe Shaykh : It is not the slave woman.
The questioner : I am asking if she falls under it, meaning?
The Shaykh : No, the slave woman does not fall under it; it falls under the slave.
The questioner : And it is said: meaning, if he has intercourse with her, she is like a wife?
The Shaykh : Yes, but having intercourse with a slave woman is not like having intercourse with a wife. That is, a person feels that having intercourse with a slave woman is not like having intercourse with a wife. Having intercourse with a wife is done with respect, and a person feels that she is his equal, on the same level as him. Having intercourse with a slave woman is merely for pleasure; one does not feel that feeling that exists regarding a wife.