Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 445
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 445 listen to him. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa told him a second time and he reported again that these women were domineering, meaning that they did not listen to him. H u du r sa said, 'Throw dust on their faces, meaning leaving them alone. ' Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra adds, "I thought to myself, may All a h humiliate these women. They do not obey what the Messenger of God commands them. On top of that they do not even refrain from causing him pain. " 59 Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa came to know that some men forbid ladies to come to the mosque at night time for congregational prayer. He advised the menfolk, "Do not stop All a h's maid servants from the houses of God. " 60 Similarly he received complaints about some men who under the pretext of the verse " َ ْ ﻓ ِ ﺎﺿ ُ ﺮ ْ ﺑ ُ ﻮ َّ ﻫ ﻦ " meaning; beat them, unjustifiably beat their wives. He advised men that those who beat their wives are not good. 61 Reformation of Domestic Matters Domestic problems between husband and wife were brought to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He used to listen to these disputes with personal concern, advised the parties and settle the matters. Safw a n bin Mu‘ tt al ra 's wife came to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and complained that her husband stoped her from fasting, beat her up for offering S al a t and he himself offered