What is the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted: {And strike them}?
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Question:
In the statement of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): : [Surat al-Nisa: 34]?
Answer:
It is from the category of dispensation:[An-Nisa 4:34].
Q: Is perfection the absence of striking?
A: Yes, if their correction can be achieved without striking, that is more preferable.
Q: Is forgiveness when one is unable?
A: What is called: forgiveness, rather it is called: weakness, for forgiveness occurs when one has the ability, but if one does not possess the ability, it is called: weakness.
In the statement of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): :
and strike them
وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّAnswer:
It is from the category of dispensation:
[first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them
فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّQ: Is perfection the absence of striking?
A: Yes, if their correction can be achieved without striking, that is more preferable.
Q: Is forgiveness when one is unable?
A: What is called: forgiveness, rather it is called: weakness, for forgiveness occurs when one has the ability, but if one does not possess the ability, it is called: weakness.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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