Husband can Beat his Wife

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UAE High Court: Beat Your Wife, Just Don't Bruise Her

The highest court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ruled that a man is allowed to beat his wife and children as long as he does not leave bruises or other marks, local newspaper The National reported Monday.

"Although the [law] permits the husband to use his right [to discipline], he has to abide by the limits of this right," wrote Chief Justice Falah al Hajeri in a ruling issued this month and released in a court document Sunday.

The limit, as the court defines it, is physical evidence of a beating that takes the accepted punishment to a more severe level. According to Islamic law, the man of the house is permitted to use physical discipline against his family if admonishing them and abstaining from sex with his wife do not work.

Judges were forced to clarify the legal boundaries of beating after a UAE man slapped and kicked his daughter and wife, leaving bruises and facial injuries on them.

Bruises and other physical marks were evidence, the court said, that the man had abused his right to discipline.

While many modern Islamic scholars and lawmakers denounce the practice of beating one’s family members, some maintain it is an appropriate response to a family problem

"If a wife committed something wrong, a husband can report her to police," Dr. Ahmed al Kubaisi, head of Sharia Studies at UAE and Baghdad Universities, said. "But sometimes she does not do a serious thing or he does not want to let others know, when it is not good for the family. In this case, hitting is a better option."

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UAE Supreme Court rules it okay for husband to discipline wife (he just can't leave bruises)


A man may hit his wife, but he may not leave any marks, the Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates has ruled.

The UAE-based newspaper the National reports that a man has been fined about $130 for slapping and kicking his wife and daughter.

"According to Islamic law," the National's Hassan Hassan writes, "a man has the 'right to discipline' his wife and children, which can include beating them after he has exhausted two other options: admonition and then abstaining from sleeping with his wife."

The 23-year-old daughter should have been exempt from the beating, the court ruled, because once children reach puberty, they can no longer be disciplined.

The article reports that Ahmed al Kubaisi, the head of sharia studies at UAE University and Baghdad University, said:
"If a wife committed something wrong, a husband can report her to police.... But sometimes she does not do a serious thing or he does not want to let others know; when it is not good for the family. In this case, hitting is a better option."

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UAE court rules man can beat his wife but shouldn't leave marks

Abu Dhabi - A man has the right to physically discipline his wife, although a beating should not be severe enough to leave marks, the Federal Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates has ruled.
The ruling was made after a man who injured his wife and daughter appealed a decision made by lower courts. The Sharjah Court of First Instance had imposed a fine of 500 United Arab Emirates Dirhams ($136US - £85) for abuse, and that was later upheld by the Sharjah Court of Appeals. Not happy with the decision, the man involved appealed at the Federal Supreme Court.
The discipline in question left the man’s wife with an injured lower lip and teeth, while his daughter had bruises on a hand and knee.
The man said he accidentally hit his wife while attempting to discipline his daughter.
The court ruled that the man did not have the right to beat his daughter because, at 23, she was an adult. Under Sharia law, puberty is evidence of adulthood.
“Although the [law] permits the husband to use his right [to discipline], he has to abide by the limits of this right," The National quoted Chief Justice Falah al Hajeri as saying in his ruling.
“If the husband abuses this right to discipline, he cannot be exempted from punishment."
Under Islamic law, a man is to try admonition and abstaining from sleeping with his wife as means of discipline before resorting to beating.
"It's unlawful in Sharia - if taken in its entirety - to injure one's wife. It's unlawful to insult the dignity of one's wife,” Jihad Hashim Brown, the head of research at Tabah Foundation, told The National.
He said Islamic texts encourage Muslims to treat their wives in "love and kindness" and that “it’s time for a divorce” if it is felt there is a need for beating.
"The vast majority of scholars overwhelmingly agree it is forbidden to injure or insult the dignity of one's wife," Brown added.
Dr Ahmed al Kubaisi, the head of Sharia Studies at UAE University and Baghdad University, told The National: "If a wife committed something wrong, a husband can report her to police, but sometimes she does not do a serious thing or he does not want to let others know; when it is not good for the family. In this case, hitting is a better option."
Dr Jassim al Shamsi, the dean of the college of law at UAE University, said Sharia makes it clear that beatings should not be severe, and that love and respect are more important to couples than discipline.
"The law does not ask husbands to beat their wives, it only means a man cannot be charged with anything if the beating did not leave any marks," The National quoted Dr al Shamsi as saying.

UAE court rules man can beat his wife but shouldn't leave marks

 

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And they expect tourism? wth?

Crossing the UAE off my 'places to go' list.

 

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And they expect tourism? wth?

Crossing the UAE off my 'places to go' list.

But it would still be worth going place for certin Tourists
BTW its not that bad as a place when ur a tourist.. !!!

 

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And they expect tourism? wth?

Crossing the UAE off my 'places to go' list.

You don't see wife beating commonly in the UAE. Its a ruling as per the letter of the law which stems from a misinterpretation of the word Darabah of a Quranic Ayat.

The word can literally mean "battle her" or "Ditch her" in the context depending upon which interpretation you choose to believe in. Unfortunately Mullahs of the past chose to go to battle with their wives for being unfaithful to them

Arabic words often have multiple meanings and it depends upon the tone at which those words are used. In written form the tone is never there and in the case of Mullahs common sense is never there.

Hopefully the law will be amended now that it has received some spotlight and a more modern interpretation would be used. The Sheikhs are more modern and visionary than any of the other Kingdoms of the region and hopefully they will step in.

 

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Husband can Beat his Wife

Why not the vice versa!!

A man has the right to physically discipline his wife

Can man be physically disciplined by his kung-Fu oriented wife