Surah An Nisa Ayat 34 Translation Tafseer

Para 5 - وَ الْمُحْصَنٰتُ

سورة النساء

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

4.34

اَلرِّجَالُ قَوّٰمُوْنَ عَلَى النِّسَآءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللّٰهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ وَّ بِمَاۤ اَنْفَقُوْا مِنْ اَمْوَالِهِمْؕ-فَالصّٰلِحٰتُ قٰنِتٰتٌ حٰفِظٰتٌ لِّلْغَیْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ اللّٰهُؕ-وَ الّٰتِیْ تَخَافُوْنَ نُشُوْزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوْهُنَّ وَ اهْجُرُوْهُنَّ فِی الْمَضَاجِـعِ وَ اضْرِبُوْهُنَّۚ-فَاِنْ اَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوْا عَلَیْهِنَّ سَبِیْلًاؕ-اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ عَلِیًّا كَبِیْرًا(34)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

Men are guardians for women as Allah has granted excellence to some over others ˹among them˺, and because men spend from their wealth on women.[1] So righteous women are obedient, protectors, in the absence of husbands, with the protection of Allah. And the women whose disobedience concerns you, so admonish them, and (then) separate your beds from them, and (if they still persist) beat them;[2] so, if they obey, do not seek a way ˹of oppression˺ against them.[3] Indeed, Allah is Most-High, Most-Great.

Commentary

[1]

Men are guardians over women. One reason for this is that Allah Almighty has granted them this status, and another reason for this is that men are responsible for the care of women. There are other reasons related to this as well. Some men are better than women and some women are better than men, such as Lady Khadījah, Lady Fātimah, and Lady ʿĀʾishah who are superior to many men.

[2]

The Qurʾanic narrative mentions a sequential course of action when dealing with disobedience and this is to be understood in context. Here, “beat” refers to striking the body (neither the face nor delicate parts) once or twice with light physical contact (using the hand or the equivalent of a Miswāk). This verse is not a license for brutal mistreatment of the wife (kicking, punching, and striking with an object for example), and so wounding or scarring her is unlawful, a major sin, and utter ignorance.

[3]

Stubborn men who show no compromise despite the repeated apologies, tears, and sincere efforts to seek forgiveness from the woman should learn from this verse. Such men consider it to be bravery to force a helpless soul to beg, whereas in reality, it is cowardice.

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