Robert Spencer

Jul 12, 2014

“He maintained she ‘disrespected’ him by swearing and believed he was entitled to ‘discipline’ his wife of 21 years.” And he was: “Men are the managers of the affairs of women for that God has preferred in bounty one of them over another, and for that they have expended of their property. Righteous women are therefore obedient, guarding the secret for God’s guarding. And those you fear may be rebellious admonish; banish them to their couches, and beat them.” (Qur’an 4:34)
Islamic scholars, of course, generally say that Qur’an 4:34 only allows men to discipline their wives by beating them lightly, so as not to leave a mark. The problem is that “lightly” is in the eye of the beholder, and once the principle that a woman can be “disciplined” by violence is allowed, the door is opened to what happened to Nazar Hussain.
“Pakistani jailed 18 years to life for wife’s NY murder,” AFP, July 10, 2014 (thanks to Pamela Geller):

Read More: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/07/new-york-muslim-who-beat-his-wife-to-death-for-not-serving-him-goat-dinner-says-he-had-right-to-discipline-her