09-20-2003, 08:00 PM
Quote:<i>Originally posted by HabibHibee </i><b>Some scholars say it means to beat the wife lightly :eek: so it does not leave a mark or not to srtike the face (this actually applies to discplining children) so the ambiguity of it leaves women open to abuse depending on interpretation. It's not difficult to find this subject matter. </b>This has diverted away from the original post, but I'll reply here anyway. If it needs further discussion, maybe it would be better for you to begin a new thread for this topic.
To the best of my knowledge: If a wife commits some serious offense (she is drinking heavily, out all night, etc...) The husband has a right to be upset about that. So he has steps to take to solve the problem:
The first step is to sit down and voice his concerns to his wife, and get some dialoge going on the problem. Hopefully a solution will be reached.
If the problem persists or worsens, the second step is to sleep apart from her, something like a cooling off period.
And the third step is to strike her lightly. He cannot strike her face, and it should not leave a mark, as you said. It has more to do with the emotional effect it causes rather than a show of physical force.
This is all I can tell to the best of my knowledge on this topic.