"Sharia Courts herein and across the Arab countries have been witnessing cases of husbands divorcing their wives over ridiculous and impractical reasons … some husbands are abusing the religious right to divorce by terrorising and bullying wives and threatening them with divorce over [the] silliest reasons. This is [unacceptable] in Islam and Sharia. Divorce is not a game to fool around with and destroy a family.
"It is not just a simple word that a husband or a wife should spell out in a recreational or entertaining manner. Divorce, in Islam, is limited to a set of laws and rules. It is a huge responsibility and liability for the man and the woman. When husbands or wives claim divorce they should be seriously aware of their demand because its aftermath is what counts," said Al Hammadi in a presentation about divorce titled "Divorce between compassion and mishandling".
He strongly cautioned husbands and wives against exploiting the right to divorce which he described as "destructive to families and children and leads to shortcomings which negatively impacts the society" when he addressed a conference titled "Sons of Divorce, Where To?" at Al Ittihad Women Association in Sharjah.
According to Sharia, a husband is counselled to adopt a civilised and productive method and to be responsible and patient before divorcing.
"We call that ... the gradual edifying reconciliation method … whenever a husband notices a bizarre behaviour from his wife, he can advise her, then avoid sleeping with her in one room and if that doesn't work out then he can whip her gently in a manner that makes her understand the situation," said Al Hammadi.
3 comments:
I seem to recall (though perhaps it is an urban legend) that the "rule of thumb" was the thickness of a stick with which you were allowed to beat your wife.
"... if that doesn't work out then he can whip her gently in a manner that makes her understand the situation."
What is she? A golden retriever? Why not just use a rolled-up newspaper?
Never mind the man's actions that probably lead to the "bizarre behaviour"; it's always the woman's fault.
Muslims are entitled to good pork loin roasts like the rest of us. When the wife does not prepare one according to allah's wishes, then it is grounds for divorce. Beating ones spouse is not acceptable at all. If the spouse (Male of Female) cannot cook pork loin, they should watch old re-reuns of Julia Childs cooking shows. Go easy on the salt in any case.
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