Explanation of the Hadith: “Treat women with kindness”

Q: In the hadith: and so on, please clarify the meaning of the hadith, along with the meaning of: .

A: This is an authentic hadith narrated by the two Shaykhs in the two Sahihs from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is a command for husbands, fathers, brothers, and others to treat women with kindness, to be good to them, not to wrong them, to give them their rights, and to guide them to what is good. This is obligatory for everyone, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . It should not be prevented by the fact that a woman may sometimes wrong her husband or relatives with her tongue or her actions, for they were created from a rib, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
It is known that the top of the rib, near where the rib grows, is curved, for the rib has a curvature in it; this is well known. So the meaning is that there must be some curvature and deficiency in her creation. For this reason, it was reported in another hadith in the two Sahihs: .
The point is that this is the ruling of the Prophet, and it is established in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him). The meaning of the deficiency in intellect, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, is that the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of one man. As for the deficiency in religion, it is as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, that she remains for days and nights without praying; that is, because of menstruation, and likewise post-natal bleeding. This is a deficiency that Allah has decreed for her, and she is not sinful for it.
So she should acknowledge this in the manner to which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided, even if she is one of knowledge and piety; for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) does not speak from desire, but rather it is revelation that Allah reveals to him, and he conveys it to the Ummah, as He (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: Your companion has not gone astray, nor has he erred, nor does he speak from desire, it is only a revelation that is revealed [Surah an-Najm: 1-4].