Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 880
CHAPTER 37 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Favours to Women 88 0 for this responsibility. " He fully explained the rights of the women. Hadrat Mu‘ a viyah bin H aidah relates that in response to a question about women's rights, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "Feed them with food that you eat, dress them with clothing that you wear, meaning the equivalent food and dress according to your capacity and standard of life. Fulfill her rights. While scolding her, never hit her on the face. Never reprimand or call her bad names. Never abandon her except when necessary; you can leave her alone in her bed in the house. " 15 As for as the punishment of women allowed in the case of extreme circumstances, it should be remembered that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa only allowed the husband, who is the one incharge of the household, to take such a measure only to stop immorality. When H u du r sa noticed that this allowance was being misused, he forbade it and said, َ َ ﻻ ْ ﺗ ِ ﻀ ُ ﺮ ْ ﺑ ِ ﻮ َ اا َ ﻣ ِّٰ ﺂء اH "The women are maids of All a h, do not transgress against them. " On another occasion when he came to know that some people treat women harshly, he said, َ ْ ﻟ َ ُﺲ ا َ و ِِﻟٰﺌِک َ خب ِ ﻴ ُ ﺎر ْ ک ﻢ "These people are not from among the best of you. " 16 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's address at the farewell-pilgrimage is a comprehensive and complete code of life. In this address he particularly emphasized the rights of women and said, "Be mindful of my advice regarding